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| Full name | Frederick Robert Beart | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1850 Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 1895 (aged 44) Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Beart (son) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1871 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Frederick Robert Beart (6 July 1850 – 4 March 1895) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Robert Beart, a brick and tile manufacturer, he was born at Godmanchester in July 1850. [1] He was educated at Marlborough College, [2] before going up to Wadham College, Oxford. [3] While studying at Oxford, Beart made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1871. [4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Oxford first-innings by Frank Farrands. [5] After graduating from Oxford, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Huntingdon Militia. [6] He was promoted to captain in March 1880 and the following year in July he was appointed as a justice of the peace for Huntingdonshire. [7] [8] By 1886, Beart was serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps and in April of that year he was promoted to major. [9] He died at Godmanchester in March 1895. His son, Charles, also played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ Hounsell, Peter (2004). "Beart, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/48801. Retrieved 5 January 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 185. ISBN 1528103440.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Fred Beart". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1871". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 23971". The London Gazette. 29 April 1873. p. 2129.
- ^ "No. 24825". The London Gazette. 23 March 1880. p. 2192.
- ^ "No. 24993". The London Gazette. 5 July 1881. p. 3353.
- ^ "No. 25576". The London Gazette. 9 April 1886. p. 1730.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frederick Robert Beart | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1850 Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 1895 (aged 44) Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Beart (son) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1871 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Frederick Robert Beart (6 July 1850 – 4 March 1895) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Robert Beart, a brick and tile manufacturer, he was born at Godmanchester in July 1850. [1] He was educated at Marlborough College, [2] before going up to Wadham College, Oxford. [3] While studying at Oxford, Beart made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1871. [4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Oxford first-innings by Frank Farrands. [5] After graduating from Oxford, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Huntingdon Militia. [6] He was promoted to captain in March 1880 and the following year in July he was appointed as a justice of the peace for Huntingdonshire. [7] [8] By 1886, Beart was serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps and in April of that year he was promoted to major. [9] He died at Godmanchester in March 1895. His son, Charles, also played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ Hounsell, Peter (2004). "Beart, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/48801. Retrieved 5 January 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 185. ISBN 1528103440.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Fred Beart". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1871". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 23971". The London Gazette. 29 April 1873. p. 2129.
- ^ "No. 24825". The London Gazette. 23 March 1880. p. 2192.
- ^ "No. 24993". The London Gazette. 5 July 1881. p. 3353.
- ^ "No. 25576". The London Gazette. 9 April 1886. p. 1730.