George Marten (cricketer, born 1801)
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Personal information | |
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Full name | George Robert Marten |
Born | London | 3 May 1801
Died | St Albans, Hertfordshire | 17 June 1876
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1821 | Cambridge University |
Source: CricketArchive, 31 March 2013 |
George Robert Marten (3 May 1801 – 17 June 1876) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University in one match in 1821, totalling 11 runs with a highest score of 9.[1]
Marten was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He became a banker, a partner in Messrs Call, Marten & Co. with Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet and his son.[3] Their bank was taken over in 1865 by Messrs Herries, Farquhar & Co., later acquired by Lloyds Bank.[4] His nephew, George Marten, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ "George Marten". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Marten, George Robert (MRTN818GR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 21186". The London Gazette. 26 February 1851. p. 588.
- ^ "Herries, Farquhar & Co". Lloyds Banking Group plc.
Bibliography
[edit]- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
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- English cricketers
- English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
- Cambridge University cricketers
- 1801 births
- 1876 deaths
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- English bankers
- 19th-century English businesspeople
- Cricketers from London
- English cricket biography, 1800s birth stubs