George Thackeray (cricketer and priest) explained

George Thackeray
Country:England
Fullname:George Thackeray
Birth Place:Bath, Somerset
Death Place:Hemingby, Lincolnshire
Club1:Cambridge University
Year1:1826
Date:23 June
Year:2013
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37789/37789.html CricketArchive

George Thackeray (22 July 1806 – 9 October 1875) was an English cricketer with amateur status.

Thackeray was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He is recorded as playing in one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1826, totalling 5 runs with a highest score of 5 and holding no catches.[1] He graduated BA in 1830, having already become a fellow of the college in 1829. He continued as a fellow until 1841, during which he was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1833. He was rector of Hemingby, Lincolnshire, 1840–75.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Thackeray . CricketArchive . 23 June 2013.