George Fauquier

Reverend George Lillie Wodehouse Fauquier (30 November 1798 – 26 February 1887) was an English first-class cricketer who had a four-match career for Cambridge University between 1819 and 1821.[1]

George Fauquier
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Lillie Wodehouse Fauquier
Born(1798-11-30)30 November 1798
Hampton Court, Middlesex, England
Died26 February 1887(1887-02-26) (aged 88)
West Haddow, Northamptonshire, England
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1819-1821Cambridge University
First-class debut24 May 1819 Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club
Last First-class24 May 1821 Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 29
Batting average 5.80
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10*
Balls bowled
Wickets 8
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/?
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 15 July 2009

Born in Hampton Court to Thomas Fauquier and Charlotte Townshend, he was one of ten children,[2] and attended Pembroke College, Cambridge.[3][4] He scored the majority of his 29 career runs on 24 May 1819, against Cambridge Town Club,[5] and managed to take four wickets in each of the next two seasons.[6] He went on to become a vicar of West Haddon in Northamptonshire, authoring Readings and Addresses To Be Used With the Order for the Visitation of the Sick in 1869.[7]

References
  1. "Player Profile: George Fauquier". CricInfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. "Fauquier family of France, England and Canada". Ancestry.com. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. "Fauquier, George [Lillie Wodehouse] (FKR817GW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. The Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire. Royal Post Office. 1869.
  5. "Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University". Cricket Archive. 25 May 1819. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  6. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by George Fauquier". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  7. Fauquier, George (1869). Readings and Addresses To Be Used With the Order for the Visitation of the Sick. London: Rivingtons.

Bibliography
  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862
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