John Weston (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Stiles Weston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1831 St John's Wood, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 December 1858 (aged 27) Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1851–1854 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Stiles Weston (18 November 1831 – 26 November 1858) was an English first-class cricketer and Anglican clergyman.
Weston was born at St John's Wood in November 1858 to Ambrose Weston.[1] He was educated at Rugby School,[2] before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1851. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1854, making seven further appearances.[3] He took 18 wickets for Cambridge across his eight first-class appearances, with two five-wicket hauls.[4] Weston gained a cricket blue in 1851 and 1852.[1] In addition to playing for Cambridge, he also made a single first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1854.[3] After graduating from Cambridge, he became an Anglican clergyman. He was a deacon at Gloucester in 1856, before becoming the curate of Monmouth later that year. He died at Monmouth in November 1858.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 415. ISBN 978-1108036146.
- ^ Temple, Frederick (1867). Rugby School Register: From 1675 to 1867 Inclusive. W. Billington. pp. 77.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Weston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Weston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2019.