Edward Kirwan

Edward Dominick Geoffrey Martin Kirwan (5 August 1814 – 27 June 1890) was an English clergyman, author and cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University between 1834 and 1837.[1] He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and died at Dover, Kent.

As a cricketer, Kirwan played in six Cambridge matches as a batsman; there is no record that he bowled.[1] He was not notably successful in any of his first-class matches and his highest score in nine innings was just 15; he was not selected for the University Match against Oxford University in any of his Cambridge seasons.[1] Kirwan's younger brother, John, was very much more successful in his cricket career and played alongside him in a few Cambridge games from 1836. In the first of the matches in which both Kirwans appeared, John Kirwan took 15 wickets against Cambridge Town Club.[2]

Career outside cricket

Educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, Kirwan was a Fellow of King's from 1837 to 1854.[3] He was ordained as a Church of England priest after graduation and from 1854 to 1876 he was vicar of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire.[3] He retired to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. He translated Spanish historical works into English.[3]

References
  1. "Edward Kirwan". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. "Scorecard: Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 24 May 1836. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Edward Kirwan". p. 57. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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