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Born | Sevenoaks, Kent | 21 May 1794||||||||||||||
Died | 27 August 1856 Sevenoaks, Kent | (aged 62)||||||||||||||
Relations | John Thomas Claridge (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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1818–1828 | Hampshire XI | ||||||||||||||
1827–1829 | Kent XI | ||||||||||||||
FC debut | 17 August 1818 Hampshire v MCC | ||||||||||||||
Last FC | 29 June 1829 Kent v Sussex | ||||||||||||||
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CricInfo, 17 July 2022 |
George Claridge (21 May 1794 – 27 August 1856) was an English lawyer who played first-class cricket in the early 19th century.
Claridge was born at Sevenoaks in Kent in 1794, the son of John Fellowes Claridge and his wife Ann ( née Swayne). His father was a solicitor in the town and, after being educated at Harrow School, Claridge followed his father into the law, practising in Sevenoaks from 1815 until his death in 1841. [1] [2] [3] Claridge's brother, John Thomas Claridge, was at Harrow at the same time and was a contemporary and school friend of Lord Byron. He was a barrister at the Middle Temple, knighted in 1825 and served as the first Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, an area of the Straits Settlements covering Penang, Singapore and Malacca. [2] [4]
Claridge played club cricket for variety of sides in London and Kent. He played for a Gentlemen of West Kent side in 1815 and for Prince's Plain Club and the West Kent Cricket Club, living in Chislehurst where the Prince's Plain Club moved to in 1821. [1] [5] He made his first-class debut in 1818 for a Hampshire side against MCC at Lord's and played for a variety of club sides, including the Gentlemen of Kent in the period until 1827. Between then and 1829 he played in nine more first-class matches, eight for Kent sides and a further match for a Hampshire XI. Claridge generally played as a wicket-keeper and in his 10 first-class matches scored a total of 68 runs, with a highest score of 12. [1] [3]
In later life Claridge used a wheelchair as a result of partial paralysis, but continued to organise and attend cricket matches, particularly at Sevenoaks Vine. He lived in London for a time, with a residence on Great Marlborough Street in 1841, but owned property at Godden Green near Sevenoaks. He married Fanny Chambers in 1846. [1] Claridge died at Sevenoaks in 1856 aged 62. [6]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Sevenoaks, Kent | 21 May 1794||||||||||||||
Died | 27 August 1856 Sevenoaks, Kent | (aged 62)||||||||||||||
Relations | John Thomas Claridge (brother) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1818–1828 | Hampshire XI | ||||||||||||||
1827–1829 | Kent XI | ||||||||||||||
FC debut | 17 August 1818 Hampshire v MCC | ||||||||||||||
Last FC | 29 June 1829 Kent v Sussex | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricInfo, 17 July 2022 |
George Claridge (21 May 1794 – 27 August 1856) was an English lawyer who played first-class cricket in the early 19th century.
Claridge was born at Sevenoaks in Kent in 1794, the son of John Fellowes Claridge and his wife Ann ( née Swayne). His father was a solicitor in the town and, after being educated at Harrow School, Claridge followed his father into the law, practising in Sevenoaks from 1815 until his death in 1841. [1] [2] [3] Claridge's brother, John Thomas Claridge, was at Harrow at the same time and was a contemporary and school friend of Lord Byron. He was a barrister at the Middle Temple, knighted in 1825 and served as the first Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, an area of the Straits Settlements covering Penang, Singapore and Malacca. [2] [4]
Claridge played club cricket for variety of sides in London and Kent. He played for a Gentlemen of West Kent side in 1815 and for Prince's Plain Club and the West Kent Cricket Club, living in Chislehurst where the Prince's Plain Club moved to in 1821. [1] [5] He made his first-class debut in 1818 for a Hampshire side against MCC at Lord's and played for a variety of club sides, including the Gentlemen of Kent in the period until 1827. Between then and 1829 he played in nine more first-class matches, eight for Kent sides and a further match for a Hampshire XI. Claridge generally played as a wicket-keeper and in his 10 first-class matches scored a total of 68 runs, with a highest score of 12. [1] [3]
In later life Claridge used a wheelchair as a result of partial paralysis, but continued to organise and attend cricket matches, particularly at Sevenoaks Vine. He lived in London for a time, with a residence on Great Marlborough Street in 1841, but owned property at Godden Green near Sevenoaks. He married Fanny Chambers in 1846. [1] Claridge died at Sevenoaks in 1856 aged 62. [6]