Edward Pole (1 September 1805 – 22 May 1890) was an English cricketer with amateur status. He was associated with Oxford University and made his first-class debut in 1827.[1]

Pole was born at Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, where his father, also called Edward, was rector of the parish. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, then became a Church of England priest and was rector of Templeton, Devon, 1833–1879 and subsequently of Rackenford, Devon.[2] He died at Tredis House, Sheviock, Cornwall, a home of the Pole family.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Edward Pole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Pole, Edward (4)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "7 bedroom detached house for sale: Tredis, Sheviock, Torpoint". rightmove.co.uk.