Frederick John Coleridge (4 December 1826 – 20 January 1906) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
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| Full name | Frederick John Coleridge | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1826 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1906(1906-01-20) (aged 79) Cadbury, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Coleridge (brother) Charles Coleridge (cousin) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1847–1850 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Francis Coleridge, he was born at Ottery St Mary in December 1826. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, Coleridge made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University, appearing against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 1847 and 1850.[2] He scored 43 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22.[3] After graduating from Oxford, he took holy orders in the Church of England and was the vicar of Cadbury, Devon from 1855, before becoming the rural dean in 1874.[1] Coleridge died suddenly at Cadbury in January 1906, having been vicar there for over fifty years.[4] His brother, Arthur, also played first-class cricket, as did his cousin Charles Coleridge. He was the great-nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.