William Churchill (6 October 1840 – 20 October 1907) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
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| Full name | William Churchill | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1840 Winterborne Stickland, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1907 (aged 67) Woking, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1870–1872 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Churchill senior, he was born in October 1840 at Winterborne Stickland, Dorset. He was educated at Brighton College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He was a member of Cambridge University Cricket Club, but did not feature in first-class cricket for the club. He graduated from Cambridge in 1864 and trained to become a barrister at Lincoln's Inn, being called to the bar in 1867.[2] A keen amateur cricketer, Churchill made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Oxford in 1870, and Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1872.[3] He scored 16 runs across his two appearances, with a highest score of 12.[4] Churchill died at Woking in October 1907, unmarried and without issue. In his will he left money to a number of charitable causes, including the Dorset County Hospital and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[5]
References edit
- ^ Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 38.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 86.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Churchill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Churchill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Charitable Bequests. London Evening Standard . 30 November 1907. p. 10