Aubrey Beauclerk (cricketer)

Aubrey Frederick James Beauclerk (3 May 1817 – 3 January 1853) was an English cricketer active in 1837, playing in two first-class cricket matches.

Aubrey Beauclerk
Personal information
Full name
Aubrey Frederick James Beauclerk
Born3 May 1817
Kimpton, Hertfordshire, England
Died3 January 1853(1853-01-03) (aged 35)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsLord Frederick Beauclerk (father)
Charles Beauclerk (brother)
Lord Burford (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1837Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 13
Batting average 4.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 March 2015

The son of Lord Frederick Beauclerk and Charlotte Dillon-Lee,[1] Beauclerk attended Charterhouse School from 1826,[2] and he later made two appearances in first-class cricket in 1837. His first appearance came for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University, while his second appearance came for The Bs against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] He scored a total of 13 runs in his two matches, with a top score of 7.[4] Outside of cricket he was also a captain in the British Army, serving in the Guards and 7th Foot.[2] He died, unmarried,[1] at Swindon, Wiltshire on 3 January 1853.

His father, brother Charles, and cousin Lord Burford were all first-class cricketers.

References
  1. "Captain Aubrey Frederick James Beauclerk". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. Parish, W.D. (1879). List of Carthusians, 1800–1879. Lewes: Farncombe and Co.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Aubrey Beauclerk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. "Player profile: Aubrey Beauclerk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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