George Du Pré Porcher
George Du Pré Porcher (1823 – 10 March 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
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| Full name | George Du Pré Porcher | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1823 Chichester, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 1876 (aged 52/53) Hyde Park, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1848–1851 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of The Reverend George Du Pré Porcher, he was born in 1823, most likely in Chichester, where his father was resident at the time of his birth. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] During his final year at Cambridge, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), both against Oxford University Cricket Club at Oxford and Lord's respectively.[3] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1849 and practiced law on the Western Circuit.[2][1] He made a third and final first-class appearance for the MCC in 1851 against Cambridge University at Lord's.[3] Du Pré Porcher scored 87 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 39.[4] He married Emmeline Stratton in 1854. Du Pré Porcher died at Hyde Park in March 1876.[5]
References
- Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 48.
- Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1132.
- "First-Class Matches played by George Porcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Porcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- Death notice. Southern Times and Dorset County Herald. 18 March 1876. p. 8