Patrick Russel (16 October 1857 – 12 October 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and tea merchant.
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| Full name | Patrick Russel | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1857 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1917(1917-10-12) (aged 59) City of London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Russel (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1894 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Alexander Russel of The Scotsman, he was born at Edinburgh in October 1857. He was educated at both the Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.[1][2] After completing his education, Russel worked largely in British India as a tea planter and merchant.[1] He was a keen cricketer who played club cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club and Grange Cricket Club, in addition to playing minor matches for Scotland in 1878.[3] Russel appeared once in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), captaining the club against Derbyshire at Lord's in 1894.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the MCC first innings without scoring by George Davidson, while in their second innings following-on, he was unbeaten on 25, with Derbyshire going onto win the match by 7 wickets.[5] He died on 12 October 1917 from heart failure, immediately following a meeting of the Imperial Tea Company of which he was a director.[6] His brother, John, also played first-class cricket.