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Edward Hawtrey
Personal information
Born10 October 1847
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died14 August 1916(1916-08-14) (aged 68)
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England
Sport
SportAthletics / Cricket
Event1 mile
ClubEton College
Edward Hawtrey
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880–1882Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 2
Bowling average 32.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/50
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2021

Edward Montague Hawtrey (10 October 1847 – 14 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.

Biography

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The son of The Reverend John Hawtrey, he was born at Windsor in October 1847. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1]

He was active in athletics while at Eton and Cambridge and won the silver medal in the 1 mile event at the 1868 AAC Championships,[2] the silver medal in the 4 miles event at the 1869 AAC Championships[3] and 1870 AAC Championships.[4]

He was a member of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, for which he served a president in 1872.[1] Hawtrey competed in the 3 mile race university race in 1872, in which he finished in a dead heat in 15 minutes 44 seconds with Oxford's Robin Benson.[5] He gained athletics blues in 1870, 1871 and 1872.[1]

After graduating from Cambridge he became the headmaster of Hawtreys in 1873 (which had been founded by his father in 1869), overseeing the schools move to Westgate-on-Sea in 1883.[6] He later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two appearances against Hampshire in 1880 and Somerset in 1882.[7] He struggled as a batsman, scoring just one run across four innings',[8] while as a bowler he took 2 wickets.[9] Hawtrey was headmaster at Hawtreys until his death at Westgate in August 1916.[6] His brother was the footballer and FA Cup winner John Hawtrey, while his youngest brother was the actor Charles Hawtrey.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 297.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Sports". Morning Post. 22 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The Amateur Championships". London Evening Standard. 11 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Mr. R.H. Benson – Banker and Art Collector". The Times. 8 April 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b The Eagle. Vol. 37–38. W. Metcalfe. 1916. p. 231.
  7. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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