Edward Brice (cricketer) explained
| Edward Archibald Bruce |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Death Date: | 14 November 1918 |
| Death Place: | Hove |
| Occupation: | cricketer |
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Archibald Bruce (born Brice; 1 September 1849 – 14 November 1918) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket in six matches for Gloucestershire as a right-arm fast bowler.[1]
Life
Born in what is now Andhra Pradesh, in British India, he was son of Colonel Edward Brice of the Madras Infantry. He was educated at Cheltenham College.[2]
He died at Hove in Sussex.
Cricketer
He took 20 wickets at a bowling average of 13.20, with two five-wicket hauls, both in 1872.[3] [4] In non-first-class cricket he made 30 appearances for Cheltenham College, Birkenhead Park and Somerset. He also served in the armed forces, stationed in Winchester.[5] [6] In August 1875 he changed his surname from Brice to Bruce, and scorecards after that date record his new surname.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Player Profile: Edward Brice . ESPNcricinfo . 23 May 2014.
- Book: College . Cheltenham . Cheltenham College Register, 1841-1889 . 1890 . Bell . 190 . en.
- Web site: First-class Bowling in Each Season by Edward Brice . Cricket Archive . 23 May 2014 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110245/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/28/28118/f_Bowling_by_Season.html . dead .
- Web site: Player Profile: Edward Brice . Cricket Archive . 23 May 2014 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153758/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/28/28118/28118.html . dead .
- Web site: Miscellaneous Matches played by Edward Brice . Cricket Archive . 23 May 2014 . 24 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022926/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/28/28118/Miscellaneous_Matches.html . dead .
- Web site: Teams Edward Brice played for . Cricket Archive . 23 May 2014 . 24 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022547/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/28/28118/all_teams.html . dead .
