Welby Francis Montresor (3 October 1849 — 27 January 1909) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Welby Francis Montresor | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1849 Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 1909(1909-01-27) (aged 59) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1880 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Charles Francis Montresor, he was born in British India at Krishnanagar in October 1849.[1] He was commissioned into the 10th Royal Hussars as a sub-lieutenant in October 1872,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in September 1875, antedated to October 1873.[3] He was transferred to the Bengal Staff Corps in British India in April 1878,[4] where he was assigned to the 17th Bengal Cavalry.[5] In England in 1880, Montresor played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Hampshire at Lord's and Southampton.[6] He scored 22 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 7.[7] Returning to British India, he was promoted to captain in January 1885,[8] with promotion to major in October 1893.[9] Montresor retired from active service in February 1897.[10] He died in January 1909, at his residence at 25 West Cromwell Road in Kensington.[11] His grandfather was Sir Henry Montresor, a general in the British Army.[1]