George Thackeray (22 July 1806 – 9 October 1875) was an English cricketer with amateur status.
Personal information | |
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Full name | George Thackeray |
Born | 22 July 1806 (1806-07-22) Bath, Somerset |
Died | 9 October 1875 (1875-10-10) (aged 69) Hemingby, Lincolnshire |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1826 | Cambridge University |
Source: CricketArchive, 23 June 2013 |
Thackeray was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1]
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