Robert Sutton (1 May 1813 – 10 March 1885) JP was an English first-class cricketer and reverend.
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| Full name | Robert Sutton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1813 Kelham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 1885(1885-03-10) (aged 71) Scawby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Robert Nassau Sutton and his wife, Mary Georgiana Manners-Sutton, at Kelham and was educated at Eton College.[1][2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Southwell against England at Southwell in 1846.[3] He batted once in the match, scoring 5 runs in the Gentlemen of Southwell's first-innings before he was dismissed by Jemmy Dean.[4] The following year he married Charlotte Nelthorpe, with the couple having eight children.[1] He was the rector at Bilsthorpe, as well as serving as a Justice of the Peace in Lindsey, Lincolnshire.[1]
He died in March 1885 at Scawby, Lincolnshire. His wife had predeceased him thirteen years previously.[1]