Robert Sutton (cricketer, born 1813) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Robert Sutton
Birth Date:1 May 1813
Birth Place:Kelham, Nottinghamshire, England
Death Place:Scawby, Lincolnshire, England
Batting:Unknown
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:5.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:5
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:31 March
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/548283.html Cricinfo

Robert Sutton (1 May 1813  - 10 March 1885) was an English first-class cricketer and reverend.

The son of Robert Nassau Sutton and his wife, Mary Georgiana Manners-Sutton, at Kelham and was educated at Eton College.[1] [2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Southwell against England at Southwell in 1846.[3] He batted once in the match, scoring 5 runs in the Gentlemen of Southwell's first-innings before he was dismissed by Jemmy Dean.[4] The following year he married Charlotte Nelthorpe, with the couple having eight children.[1] He was the rector at Bilsthorpe, as well as serving as a Justice of the Peace in Lindsey, Lincolnshire.[1]

He died in March 1885 at Scawby, Lincolnshire. His wife had predeceased him thirteen years previously.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Burke's Peerage 2003
  2. Web site: Player profile: Robert Sutton . CricketArchive . 2019-03-31 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Robert Sutton . CricketArchive . 2019-03-31 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Gentlemen of Southwell v England, 1846 . CricketArchive . 2019-03-31 . subscription.