Stephen Soames
Stephen Soames JP (6 August 1826 – 14 July 1908) was an English cricketer and barrister.
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| Full name | Stephen Soames | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1826 Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1908 (aged 81) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1846–1850 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1850–1853 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Charles Soames, he was born at Stoke Newington in August 1826. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1846. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1850, making six appearances. He made four first-class appearances for the MCC between 1850–53, as well as making one appearance for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent in 1851.[2] In eleven first-class matches, Soames took a total of 28 wickets, taking five wickets in an innings and ten wickets in a match once.[3]
A student of Lincoln's Inn, Soames was called to the bar in November 1851.[4] He married Julia Constance in August 1863, with the couple having four sons. He later served as a justice of the peace for Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire,[4] as well as being commissioned to the Lieutenancy of the City of London in 1892.[5] Soames died at Kensington in July 1908.
References
- Temple, Frederick (1867). Rugby School Register: From 1675 to 1867 Inclusive. W. Billington. pp. 165.
- "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Player profile: Stephen Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. pp. 437.
- "No. 26348". The London Gazette. 25 November 1892. p. 6792.