Patrick Russel (cricketer)

Patrick Russel (16 October 1857 – 12 October 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and tea merchant.

Patrick Russel
Personal information
Full name
Patrick Russel
Born16 October 1857
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died12 October 1917(1917-10-12) (aged 59)
City of London, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsJohn Russel (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 25
Batting average 25.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2021

The son of Alexander Russel of The Scotsman, he was born at Edinburgh in October 1857. He was educated at both the Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.[1][2] After completing his education, Russel worked largely in British India as a tea planter and merchant.[1] He was a keen cricketer who played club cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club and Grange Cricket Club, in addition to playing minor matches for Scotland in 1878.[3] Russel appeared once in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), captaining the club against Derbyshire at Lord's in 1894.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the MCC first innings without scoring by George Davidson, while in their second innings following-on, he was unbeaten on 25, with Derbyshire going onto win the match by 7 wickets.[5] He died on 12 October 1917 from heart failure, immediately following a meeting of the Imperial Tea Company of which he was a director.[6] His brother, John, also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. Henderson, Thomas (1914). The Edinburgh Academy Register. T. & A. Constable. p. 313.
  2. The Fettes College Register, 1870 to 1889. Pillans & Wilson. 1889. p. 25.
  3. "Teams Patrick Russel played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Patrick Russel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire, 1894". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. Further control of tea. Evening Mail. 19 October 1917. p. 1
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