George Cherry (cricketer)

George Charles Cherry JP (26 January 1822 – 12 June 1887) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

George Cherry
Personal information
Full name
George Charles Cherry
Born26 January 1822
Kintbury, Berkshire, England
Died12 June 1887(1887-06-12) (aged 65)
Kintbury, Berkshire, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1841–1844Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 122
Batting average 7.17
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2020

The son of the politician George Henry Cherry,[1] he was born in January 1822 at Kintbury, Berkshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1841. He made eight further first-class appearances for Oxford, with his final appearance coming in 1844.[4] In his nine first-class matches, he scored 122 runs at an average of 7.17, with a high score of 20.[5]

A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in May 1848.[6] He was the High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1871 and served as a justice of the peace.[7][2] Cherry was the chairman of the Berkshire quarter sessions from 1885–87. He died at Denford House at Kintbury in June 1887.[2][6] His grandfather was George Frederick Cherry, a political officer of the East India Company.

References

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  1. ^ "Cherry, George Henry". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 105.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Cherry, George Charles" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Cherry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Cherry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 437.
  7. ^ "No. 23704". The London Gazette. 8 February 1871. p. 473.
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