William Inge (priest, born 1829)

William Inge (4 July 1829 – 23 May 1903) was an English clergyman and academic, who became the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford. He was also a first-class cricketer.

William Inge
Personal information
Full name
William Inge
Born4 July 1829
Kegworth, Leicestershire, England
Died23 May 1903(1903-05-23) (aged 73)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsFrancis Inge (brother)
John Inge (brother)
Will Inge (grandson)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1853Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 20
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13*
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 7
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/?
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2020

The son of Rev. Charles Inge and his wife Mary Anne Oldershaw, he was born in July 1829 at Kegworth, Leicestershire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School,[1] matriculating at Worcester College, Oxford in 1849, graduating B.A. in 1853.[2] While studying at Oxford, Inge made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1853, appearing against Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] In the match against Cambridge, he took a five wicket haul.[4]

Inge was elected a Fellow of Worcester College in 1853, a position he held until his resignation in 1859.[5] He took holy orders in the Church of England in 1857, with his first ecclesiastical posting being at Crayke, North Yorkshire as curate, a post he held until 1875. He took up the post of vicar at Alrewas, Staffordshire in 1875, which he held until 1881.[1] Inge was the provost of Worcester College from 1881 until his death at Oxford in May 1903.[1][6]

Family

In 1859, Inge married Susanna Mary Churton, daughter of Edward Churton, Archdeacon of Cleveland. They had three sons and three daughters:[7]

Inge's brothers, Francis and John, both played first-class cricket, as did his grandson Will Inge.

References
  1. Auden, J. E. (1909). Shrewsbury School Register. Woodhall, Minshall, &, Co., Claxton Press. p. 139.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Inge, William (3)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by William Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. "First-class Bowling Against Each Opponent William Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. Dodsley, J. (1904). Annual Register. p. 133.
  6. "Wisden - Obitauries in 1903". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  7. Denny, Henry Lyttelton Lyster (1913). Memorials of an Ancient House: A History of the Family of Lister or Lyster. p. 137. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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