Edward Hawtrey (sportsman)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1847 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 14 August 1916 (aged 68) Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics / Cricket |
| Event | 1 mile |
| Club | Eton College |
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880–1882 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Montague Hawtrey (10 October 1847 – 14 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 297.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Sports". Morning Post. 22 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". London Evening Standard. 11 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr. R.H. Benson – Banker and Art Collector". The Times. 8 April 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b The Eagle. Vol. 37–38. W. Metcalfe. 1916. p. 231.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.