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Full name | John Douglas Sandford | ||||||||||||||
Born | 3 August 1832 Chillingham, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 26 May 1892 Windsor, Berkshire, England | (aged 59)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Relations |
Ernest Sandford (brother) Temple Sandford (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1855–1856 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
1869 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 15 April 2020 |
John Douglas Sandford (3 August 1832 – 26 May 1892) was an English first-class cricketer and a judicial official in the Indian Civil Service.
The son of future Archdeacon of Coventry John Sandford, [1] he was born in August 1832 at Chillingham, Northumberland. He was educated at Rugby School, [2] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. [3] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1855 and 1856. [4]
After graduating from Oxford, Sandford joined the Indian Civil Service in 1856, where he served in the North-Western Provinces and rose up the judicial system in British India to become the judicial commissioner of Burma and Mysore. [5] He returned to England in 1868, where became a student of the Inner Temple at the age of 36, and was called to the bar in June 1870. [6] The year following his return to England, and thirteen years after his previous appearance in first-class cricket, Sandford played a first-class match for the MCC against Oxford University at Oxford. [4] After being called to the bar, he returned to British India where he practiced as a barrister until his departure in 1882. He retired two years later in 1884. [5] Sandford died in May 1892 at Windsor, Berkshire. [2]
Born into and ecclesiastical family, his younger brother, Ernest, was the Archdeacon of Exeter (in addition to being a first-class cricketer), and his elder brother, Charles, who was the Bishop of Gibraltar. [7] His grandfather, Daniel Sandford, was the Bishop of Edinburgh. His nephew, Temple Sandford, was also a first-class cricketer.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Douglas Sandford | ||||||||||||||
Born | 3 August 1832 Chillingham, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 26 May 1892 Windsor, Berkshire, England | (aged 59)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Relations |
Ernest Sandford (brother) Temple Sandford (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1855–1856 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
1869 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 15 April 2020 |
John Douglas Sandford (3 August 1832 – 26 May 1892) was an English first-class cricketer and a judicial official in the Indian Civil Service.
The son of future Archdeacon of Coventry John Sandford, [1] he was born in August 1832 at Chillingham, Northumberland. He was educated at Rugby School, [2] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. [3] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1855 and 1856. [4]
After graduating from Oxford, Sandford joined the Indian Civil Service in 1856, where he served in the North-Western Provinces and rose up the judicial system in British India to become the judicial commissioner of Burma and Mysore. [5] He returned to England in 1868, where became a student of the Inner Temple at the age of 36, and was called to the bar in June 1870. [6] The year following his return to England, and thirteen years after his previous appearance in first-class cricket, Sandford played a first-class match for the MCC against Oxford University at Oxford. [4] After being called to the bar, he returned to British India where he practiced as a barrister until his departure in 1882. He retired two years later in 1884. [5] Sandford died in May 1892 at Windsor, Berkshire. [2]
Born into and ecclesiastical family, his younger brother, Ernest, was the Archdeacon of Exeter (in addition to being a first-class cricketer), and his elder brother, Charles, who was the Bishop of Gibraltar. [7] His grandfather, Daniel Sandford, was the Bishop of Edinburgh. His nephew, Temple Sandford, was also a first-class cricketer.