Robert Honywood (cricketer)
Robert Honywood (6 April 1825 – 25 December 1870) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Robert Honywood | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1825 Marks Hall, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 December 1870 (aged 45) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1845–1847 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the politician William Philip Honywood,[1] he was born at Marks Hall in Essex in April 1825. He was educated at Eton College,[2] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1845–47, making seven appearances.[3] He scored 88 runs in his seven appearances, at an average of 6.76 and a high score of 18.[4] Honywood died at Westminster in December 1870.[2]
References
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- The Eton Register 1841–1850. Spottiswode & Co. Ltd. 1903. p. 23.
- "First-Class Matches played by Robert Honywood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Honywood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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