William Chetwynd-Talbot

William Whitworth Chetwynd-Talbot (17 January 1814 – 3 July 1888) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

William Chetwynd-Talbot

Personal information
Full name	William Whitworth Chetwynd Talbot
Born	17 January 1814 Ingestre, Staffordshire, England
Died	3 July 1888 (aged 74) Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1837	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 0 Catches/stumpings –/1
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2020

The son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot he was born in January 1814 at Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1837.[4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst in the Oxford first-innings.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, he took holy orders in the Church of England.[3] Chetwynd-Talbot's first ecclesiastical post was as vicar of Ombersley in Worcestershire from 1838–53. He moved to Bishop's Hatfield in Hertfordshire in 1853, serving as the rector there until his death in July 1888.[3] He was married to Eleonora Julia Coventry from 1843, with the couple having four children.[1]

References

1. "Rev. Hon. William Whitworth Chetwynd-Talbot". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
2. Parish, W. D. (1879). List of Carthusians, 1800 to 1879. Farncombe & Co. p. 227.
3. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1385.
4. "First-Class Matches played by William Talbot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
5. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1837". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

External links

• William Chetwynd-Talbot at ESPNcricinfo