Country: | England |
Fullname: | Edward Lotherington Colebrooke |
Birth Date: | 29 October 1858 |
Birth Place: | Southborough, Kent, England |
Death Place: | Canterbury, Kent, England |
Family: | Kenneth Hutchings (nephew) Frederick Hutchings (nephew) William Hutchings (nephew) |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1880 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 7 |
Runs1: | 161 |
Bat Avg1: | 13.41 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 34 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
Date: | 6 August |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11224.html Cricinfo |
Edward Lotherington Colebrooke (29 October 1858 – 10 August 1939) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Dr. Henry Colebrooke, he was born at Southborough in October 1858. He was educated at Charterhouse School,[1] before going up to Exeter College, Oxford.[2] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1879 at Oxford. The following season he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making five appearances and gaining a blue.[3] [4] He made an additional first-class appearance in 1880 when he played for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury.[3] In seven first-class matches, Colebrook scored 161 runs at an average of 13.41, with a high score of 34 not out.[5] After graduating from Oxford, he became a priest in the Church of England.[4] He died without issue at Canterbury in August 1939. His nephews Kenneth Hutchings, Frederick Hutchings and William Hutchings all played first-class cricket, with Kenneth playing at Test level for England.