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Full name | William Bishton Garnett | ||||||||||||||
Born | 27 June 1816 Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 1903 Shifnal, Shropshire, England | (aged 86)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1839 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 9 March 2020 |
William Bishton Garnett (27 June 1816 – 11 January 1903) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of The Reverend William Garnett senior, he was born at Nantwich in June 1817. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, [1] before matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1835, graduating B.A. in 1840 and M.A. in 1853. [2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1839. [3] Batting twice in the match, Garnett was dismissed for 10 runs by William Bonsey in the Oxford first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 12 runs by James Cobbett. [4] Garnett was also a member of the Oxford University Boat Club and was a cox for the Oxford team in the 1840 Boat Race. [1]
After graduating from Oxford, Garnett took holy orders in the Church of England, becoming a preacher at Bunbury from 1853–63, and was later a justice of the peace for both Montgomeryshire and Shropshire. [1] He changed his name by royal license to William Bishton Garnett Botfield in 1863, following the death of his cousin Beriah Botfield who had died without issue. [5] Garnett died at Shifnal in January 1903.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | William Bishton Garnett | ||||||||||||||
Born | 27 June 1816 Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 1903 Shifnal, Shropshire, England | (aged 86)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1839 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 9 March 2020 |
William Bishton Garnett (27 June 1816 – 11 January 1903) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of The Reverend William Garnett senior, he was born at Nantwich in June 1817. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, [1] before matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1835, graduating B.A. in 1840 and M.A. in 1853. [2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1839. [3] Batting twice in the match, Garnett was dismissed for 10 runs by William Bonsey in the Oxford first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 12 runs by James Cobbett. [4] Garnett was also a member of the Oxford University Boat Club and was a cox for the Oxford team in the 1840 Boat Race. [1]
After graduating from Oxford, Garnett took holy orders in the Church of England, becoming a preacher at Bunbury from 1853–63, and was later a justice of the peace for both Montgomeryshire and Shropshire. [1] He changed his name by royal license to William Bishton Garnett Botfield in 1863, following the death of his cousin Beriah Botfield who had died without issue. [5] Garnett died at Shifnal in January 1903.