| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Inge |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Kegworth, Leicestershire, England |
| Death Place: | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Family: | Francis Inge (brother) John Inge (brother) Will Inge (grandson) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1853 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 20 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | ? |
| Wickets1: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg1: | ? |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 9 February |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15452.html Cricinfo |
William Inge (4 July 1829 – 23 May 1903) was an English clergyman and academic, who became the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford. He was also a first-class cricketer.
The son of Rev. Charles Inge and his wife Mary Anne Oldershaw, he was born in July 1829 at Kegworth, Leicestershire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School,[1] matriculating at Worcester College, Oxford in 1849, graduating B.A. in 1853. While studying at Oxford, Inge made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1853, appearing against Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] In the match against Cambridge, he took a five wicket haul.[3]
Inge was elected a Fellow of Worcester College in 1853, a position he held until his resignation in 1859.[4] He took holy orders in the Church of England in 1857, with his first ecclesiastical posting being at Crayke, North Yorkshire as curate, a post he held until 1875. He took up the post of vicar at Alrewas, Staffordshire in 1875, which he held until 1881.[1] Inge was the provost of Worcester College from 1881 until his death at Oxford in May 1903.[1] [5]
In 1859, Inge married Susanna Mary Churton, daughter of Edward Churton, Archdeacon of Cleveland. They had three sons and three daughters:[6]
Inge's brothers, Francis and John, both played first-class cricket, as did his grandson Will Inge.