Edward Colebrooke (cricketer)

Edward Colebrooke
Personal information
Full name	Edward Lotherington Colebrooke
Born	29 October 1858; Southborough, Kent, England
Died	10 August 1939 (aged 80); Canterbury, Kent, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Kenneth Hutchings (nephew); Frederick Hutchings (nephew); William Hutchings (nephew)
Domestic team information
1880	Oxford University
Career statistics
Matches	7
Runs scored	161
Batting average	13.41
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	34*
Catches/stumpings	6/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2019

Edward Lotherington Colebrooke (29 October 1858 – 10 August 1939) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Dr. Henry Colebrooke, he was born at Southborough in October 1858. He was educated at Charterhouse School,^[1] before going up to Exeter College, Oxford.^[2] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1879 at Oxford. The following season he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making five appearances and gaining a blue.^[3]^[4] He made an additional first-class appearance in 1880 when he played for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury.^[3] In seven first-class matches, Colebrook scored 161 runs at an average of 13.41, with a high score of 34 not out.^[5] After graduating from Oxford, he became a priest in the Church of England.^[4] He died without issue at Canterbury in August 1939. His nephews Kenneth Hutchings, Frederick Hutchings and William Hutchings all played first-class cricket, with Kenneth playing at Test level for England.

References

^ Parish, W. D. (1877). List of Carthusians 1800-1879. Farncombe and Co. p. 53.
^ Oxford University Gazette. Vol. 7. Oxford University Press. 1877. p. 418.
^ ^a ^b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Colebrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1939". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Player profile: Edward Colebrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.