Harry de Paravicini

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Harry de Paravicini
Personal information
Full name
Harry Farquhar de Paravicini
Born20 October 1859
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Died28 October 1942(1942-10-28) (aged 83)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsPercy de Paravicini (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1885Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 64
Batting average 10.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019

Harry Farquhar de Paravicini (20 October 1859 – 28 October 1942) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Baron James Prior de Paravicini, he was born at Kensington in March 1846.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Kent at Lord's in 1882.[3] de Paravicini made two further first-class appearances for the MCC, both against Cambridge University in 1883 and 1885.[3] He later played a first-class match for I Zingari against the Gentlemen of England in 1887, before making two first-class appearances in 1888, playing once more for I Zingari and for C. I. Thornton's XI.[3] Across six first-class matches, de Paravicini scored 64 runs at an average of 10.66, with a high score of 28 not out.[4] He married Alice Elizabeth Vane (née Booth) in 1879 and Lady Eva Harriet Cholmondeley, daughter of Charles George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, in 1913.[1] He died at Hove in October 1942. His brother, Percy de Paravicini, was also a first-class cricketer.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Harry Farquhar de Paravicini". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801–1893 (1 ed.). Longmans, Green. p. 440.
  3. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Harry de Paravicini". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Harry de Paravicini". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

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