Francis William Pember

Francis William Pember JP (16 August 1862 – 19 January 1954) was an English first-class cricketer (a right-handed batsman), lawyer and University of Oxford academic, where he served as Vice-Chancellor.[1]

Francis William Pember
Francis William Pember, by Glyn Philpot
Personal information
Full name
Francis William Pember
Born(1862-08-16)16 August 1862
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died19 January 1954(1954-01-19) (aged 91)
Newnham, Cambridgeshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1885Marylebone Cricket Club
1885Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 5
Runs scored 112
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 47*
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2010

Francis Pember was the son of Edward Henry Pember KC JP. He was educated at Harrow School (for whom he played cricket[2]) and Balliol College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 21 October 1880. Pember made his first-class debut for Marylebone Cricket Club against his future club Hampshire in 1882. Pember played two further matches for the club, against Oxford University in 1883 and 1885. In the 1883 fixture Pember made his highest first-class score of 47*.

Pember made his debut for Hampshire in the 1885 season, which was Hampshire's last with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship. Pember made his county debut against Surrey at The Oval. Pember's second and final first-class match for the county came against Derbyshire in the 1885 season.

He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, London, in 1889. He was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, from 1884, Estate Bursar from 1910 to 1914, and Warden from 1914 to 1932.[3][4] He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1926 to 1929.[5]

Pember was an Officier Légion d'honneur.[6]

He married in 1895, The Hon. Margaret Bowen Davey, daughter of Horace Davey, Baron Davey. Their daughter Katharine Pember would marry Charles Galton Darwin in 1925.

Pember died at Newnham, Cambridgeshire on 19 January 1954. He was cremated at Cambridge Crematorium on 24 January 1954.

References
  1. Pember, Francis William.
  2. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, "Obituaries in 1954"
  3. 32: Warden's House, All Souls College.
  4. Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "All Souls College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 173–193. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  6. Information, National Portrait Gallery, London.


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