George Goldney

George Hone Goldney (baptised 23 January 1816 – 22 October 1871) was an English clergyman and cricketer who played in a single first-class cricket match for Cambridge University in 1838.[1] His exact birthdate is not known, but he was baptised at Buckingham and died in London.

The record for Goldney's one first-class cricket match is incomplete: it is known that he batted just once, scoring 5; there is no record whether he bowled or kept wicket, and nor is it known whether he was right- or left-handed.[2]

Family, name and career

Goldney was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge.[3] He was a Fellow at King's from 1838 to 1850 and was also ordained as a Church of England clergyman, though he did not take up any church post.[3] At some point, he hyphenated his middle and family names and became known as "George Hone-Goldney"; his son, who also played some first-class cricket at Cambridge, was known as "George Hone Hone-Goldney" by the time he arrived at the university.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "George Goldney". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club". www.cricketarchive.com. 17 May 1838. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: George Goldney". www.archive.org/Cambridge University Press. p. 75. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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