Ernest Osborne (cricketer) explained

Country:Australia
Fullname:Ernest Charles Osborne
Birth Date:24 April 1873
Birth Place:Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Cardinia, Victoria, Australia
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown-arm fast-medium
Club1:Cambridge University
Year1:1894
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:6
Bat Avg1:1.20
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:455
Wickets1:5
Bowl Avg1:45.50
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:3/46
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:15 June
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ernest-osborne-18334 Cricinfo

Ernest Charles Osborne (24 April 1873 – 25 March 1926) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in three matches in 1894.[1] [2] He was born at Elsternwick, Victoria and died at Cardinia, Victoria.

Osborne was educated at the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and at Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] Before arriving in England in 1891, he had played some cricket for Essendon Cricket Club in the precursor to the Victorian Premier Cricket competition as a lower-middle-order batsman and a fast-medium bowler – it is not known whether he was right- or left-handed.[4] His cricket at Cambridge was limited to three games within 10 days in May 1894: he made little impact with the ball, and none at all as a batsman, and did not survive in the team long enough to win a Blue.[1]

Osborne graduated from Cambridge University with both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees in 1894 and went back to Australia.[3] He returned to Victoria club cricket with the Melbourne University team through to 1902.[4] He qualified as a solicitor in Melbourne, but in the First World he returned to the UK where he obtained a commission in the Black Watch.[5] He was wounded in the war and his death notice in 1926 states that he died as a result of his war-time injuries.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ernest Osborne . cricketarchive.com . subscription . 8 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Ernest Osborne . espncricinfo.com . 8 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Alumni Cantabrigienses: Ernest Osborne . J. Venn and J. A. Venn . Part 4. 603 . 9 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Victoria Premier League Matches played by Ernest Osborne . cricketarchive.com . subscription . 9 October 2017.
  5. News: Personal column . The Australasian . 31 . Melbourne . 19 June 1915.
  6. News: Deaths . The Argus . 1 . Melbourne . 29 March 1926.