John Hugh Bainbridge JP (31 May 1845 – 10 August 1901) was an Irish first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
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| Full name | John Hugh Bainbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1845 Mallow, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 1901(1901-08-10) (aged 56) at sea off Bergen, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1882 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of John Hugh Bainbridge, he was born at Mallow, County Cork near Cork. He entered into service with the Royal Navy in 1859,[1] seeing action in the final year of the Second Opium War.[2] He gained the rank of sub-lieutenant in 1864,[1] before being promoted to lieutenant in June 1866.[3] Bainbridge served on HMY Victoria and Albert in the 1870s, gaining promotion to commander while aboard in August 1876.[4] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket when he played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Hampshire at Southampton in 1882.[5] He was dismissed without scoring by Charles Young in both MCC innings'.[6]
In June 1885, he was promoted to captain.[7] He commanded the cruiser HMS Forth in the 1890 annual manoeuvres.[8] Bainbridge was appointed aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria in March 1897, replacing the promoted Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe.[9] He was promoted to rear admiral in July 1899, vice John Fullerton.[10] Bainbridge owned the steam ship SS Matador and purchased the yacht Vanadis in April 1901 from the 10th Earl of Wemyss.[11] While sailing aboard Vanadis into Bergen on 9 August 1901, Bainbridge fell ill with apoplexy. He died at 5am the next morning.[12] Besides his naval career, he had also served as a justice of the peace for County Cork.[13]