Edward Colebrooke (cricketer)

Edward Lotherington Colebrooke (29 October 1858 – 10 August 1939) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edward Colebrooke

Personal information
Full name	Edward Lotherington Colebrooke
Born	29 October 1858 Southborough, Kent, England
Died	10 August 1939 (aged 80) Canterbury, Kent, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Kenneth Hutchings (nephew) Frederick Hutchings (nephew) William Hutchings (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1880	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 161 Batting average 13.41 100s/50s –/– Top score 34* Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2019

The son of Dr. Henry Colebrooke, he was born at Southborough in October 1858. He was educated at Charterhouse School,[1] before going up to Exeter College, Oxford.[2] While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1879 at Oxford. The following season he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making five appearances and gaining a blue.[3][4] He made an additional first-class appearance in 1880 when he played for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury.[3] In seven first-class matches, Colebrook scored 161 runs at an average of 13.41, with a high score of 34 not out.[5] After graduating from Oxford, he became a priest in the Church of England.[4] He died without issue at Canterbury in August 1939. His nephew's Kenneth Hutchings, Frederick Hutchings and William Hutchings all played first-class cricket, with Kenneth playing at Test level for England.

References

1. Parish, W. D. (1877). List of Carthusians 1800-1879. Farncombe and Co. p. 53.
2. Oxford University Gazette. 7. Oxford University Press. 1877. p. 418.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Colebrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1939". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
5. "Player profile: Edward Colebrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

External links

• Edward Colebrooke at ESPNcricinfo