Fred Beart Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Frederick Robert Beart
Birth Date:6 July 1850
Birth Place:Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire,
England
Death Place:Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire,
England
Family:Charles Beart (son)
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1871
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:0
Bat Avg1:0.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:0
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:5 January
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9627.html Cricinfo

Frederick Robert Beart (6 July 1850 – 4 March 1895) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Robert Beart, a brick and tile manufacturer, he was born at Godmanchester in July 1850.[1] He was educated at Marlborough College,[2] before going up to Wadham College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Beart made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1871.[3] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Oxford first-innings by Frank Farrands.[4] After graduating from Oxford, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Huntingdon Militia. He was promoted to captain in March 1880 and the following year in July he was appointed as a justice of the peace for Huntingdonshire. By 1886, Beart was serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps and in April of that year he was promoted to major. He died at Godmanchester in March 1895. His son, Charles, also played first-class cricket.

Notes and References

  1. Beart, Robert . Peter . Hounsell . 2004 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/48801 . 2020-01-05.
  2. Book: Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 . 1905 . 185 . 5th . Marlborough College . 1528103440 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Fred Beart . CricketArchive . 2020-01-05 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1871 . CricketArchive . 2020-01-05 . subscription.