George Marten (cricketer, born 1840) explained

Country:England
Fullname:George Nisbet Marten
Birth Date:20 June 1840
Birth Place:Ghazipur, North Western Provinces, British India
Death Place:Crowborough, Sussex, England
Family:George Marten (uncle)
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year1:1864 - 1869
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:4
Runs1:50
Bat Avg1:10.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:26
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:10 August
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17388.html Cricinfo

George Nisbet Marten (20 June 1840 – 25 August 1905) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son Thomas Powney Marten, he was born in British India at Ghazeepoor. He was educated in England at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Pembroke College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Marten was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Hertfordshire Militia in March 1861. A year after graduating from Oxford in 1863, Marten made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Middlesex at Lord's, while in 1865 he appeared for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Middlesex. Four years later in 1869, he made two final appearances in first-class cricket for the MCC against Oxford University at Lord's, and Hampshire at Southampton.[2] Marten scored 50 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 26.[3] He was promoted to the rank of captain in the Hertfordshire Militia in March 1866.

By 1872 he had emigrated to Australia, where he lived on the Branscombe Plantation near Mackay, Queensland. He later returned to England with his wife, Annie.[4] He was a justice of the peace, and was by profession a banker.[1] Marten died at Crowborough in June 1905. His uncle, George Marten, was also a first-class cricketer.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Harrow School Register, 1845-1925 . Stogdon . John Hubert . 1925 . Longmans, Green and Company . 78 . en.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by George Marten . CricketArchive . 2019-08-10 . subscription.
  3. Web site: Player profile: George Marten . CricketArchive . 2019-08-10 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Morning tea on the verandah at Winterbourne . . 2019-08-10.