Algernon Whiting
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| Full name | Algernon Oswald Whiting | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1861 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1931 (aged 69) Worcester Park, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1881–1882 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Algernon Oswald Whiting (23 April 1861 – 23 January 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and tea planter.
The son of George Whiting, he was born at Kensington in April 1861. He was educated firstly at Charterhouse School, before leaving there for Sherborne School in 1874.[1] From Sherborne, he went up to Merton College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1881. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1882, making a total of nine appearances.[3] Whiting scored a total of 317 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 18.64 and a high score of 80.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, Whiting became a tea planter at Haputale in British Ceylon.[1] While in Ceylon, he was a key figure in the early growth of cricket on the island.[5] By the late 1920s, he held a number of directorships of tea and rubber plantations in Ceylon.[6] Whiting died in January 1931 at Worcester Park, Surrey.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Charterhouse Register, 1872-1910. Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 65.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Algernon Whiting". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Algernon Whiting". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Wisden - Supplementary obituaries in 1930-31". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ The Directory of Directors for 1927. Thomas Skinner & Company. 1927. p. 1673.
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[edit]- 1861 births
- 1931 deaths
- Cricketers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- People from Kensington
- People educated at Charterhouse School
- People educated at Sherborne School
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Planters from British Ceylon
- British expatriates in Sri Lanka