Edwin Field

Edwin Field (16 December 1871 – 9 January 1947) was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University, Clifton R.F.C., Richmond, Barbarians and Middlesex Wanderers and international rugby for England.[1] He also played cricket for Cambridge University and Middlesex.[2]

This article is about the rugby and cricket player. For the lawyer and painter, see Edwin Wilkins Field.

Edwin Field
Birth nameEdwin Field
Date of birth(1871-12-16)16 December 1871
Place of birthHampstead, England
Date of death9 January 1947(1947-01-09) (aged 75)
Place of deathBromley, England
SchoolClifton College
UniversityTrinity College, Cambridge
SpouseFlorence Sophia Plowright Field
ChildrenDouglas, Mary and Humphrey Oliver
Occupation(s)solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1883–?
1891–1894
?-?
1893–1894
1895–?		 Clifton RFC
Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Middlesex Wanderers
Barbarian F.C.
Richmond		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1893  England 2 (0)
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–1894Cambridge University
1895Berkshire
1904–1906Middlesex
FC debut22 June 1893 Cambridge Univ. v Sussex
Last FC24 May 1906 Middlesex v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 618
Batting average 21.31
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 107
Balls bowled 65
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 April 2023

Personal history

Field was born in Hampstead in 1872 to Walter Field, a landscape painter. He was educated at Clifton College[3] from 1882 to 1891, before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1891. He received his B.A. in 1894.[4] He worked as a solicitor, and died on 9 January 1947 at Bromley Cottage Hospital.[1]

Rugby career

In 1891, Field was the captain of the Clifton College rugby team. He played in the Varsity Match in 1892, 1893 and 1894. In 1893, Field played both his international matches for England as part of the Home Nations Championship. The first was the first match between Wales and England in Cardiff. The second match was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. By the time he played for England, Field had already joined Middlesex Wanderers. Between April 1893 and February 1894, he played three matches for the Barbarians, scoring a dropped goal.

After Middlesex Wanderers folded, Field joined Richmond alongside Charles Hooper, who had also been playing for them.[1]

Cricket career

Field played for Trinity College, Cambridge, and for Cambridge University, taking part in the Varsity Match in 1894. He played for Berkshire County Cricket Club in 1895, which was the year the club was formed. Between 1904 and 1906, he played six matches for Middlesex, all of them at Lord's Cricket Ground.[1][2]

References
  1. Casey, Patrick; Hale, Richard. "Edwin Field". Clifton Rugby Football Club History. Clifton Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  2. "Edwin Field". Cricinfo. ESPN EMEA Ltd. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  3. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p103: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948
  4. "Field, Edwin (FLT891E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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