Charles Coleridge

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Charles Edward Coleridge (2 June 1827 - 1 May 1875) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1848 to 1852.

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Born in Eton, Buckinghamshire, he was mainly associated with Oxford University and Hampshire and made 11 known appearances in first-class matches. [1]

Coleridge went up to Balliol College, Oxford, in 1846 and graduated in 1850. [2] He then was admitted to the Middle Temple and was called to the bar in 1853. [3] He died in Westminster.

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References

  1. CricketArchive. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Coleridge, Charles Edward"  . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: Parker and Co via Wikisource.
  3. "Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple" (PDF). p. 514.

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