Edward Follett

Edward Charles Follett (16 February 1842 – 6 June 1869) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edward Follett
Personal information
Full name
Edward Charles Follett
Born16 February 1842
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died6 June 1869(1869-06-06) (aged 27)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm roundarm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1868Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 1.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2021

The son of Sir William Webb Follett, he was born in February 1842 at Westminster. He was educated at Eton College,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford. While studying law at Oxford, Follett was also a student of the Inner Temple.[2] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Oxford in 1868.[3] Opening the batting, he was dismissed twice in the match by Robert Miles for scores of 0 and 3.[4] Follett died at Birmingham in June 1869.[5]

References
  1. The Eton Register. Spottiswoode & Co. 1905. p. 53.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Follett, Edward Charles" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Follett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1868". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries. Trewman's Exeter Flying Post. 16 June 1869. p. 5
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