Francis Grimston

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The Reverend Honourable Francis Sylvester Grimston (born 8 December 1822 at Gorhambury, Hertfordshire; died 28 October 1865 at Wakes-Colne, Essex) was an English amateur cricketer.

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Career

Francis Grimston was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [1] At Cambridge, he was a member of the University Pitt Club. [2] As a cricketer, he was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), making 18 known appearances in first-class matches from 1843 to 1851. [3] He was a wicket-keeper.

He later became a clergyman, and was vicar of Wakes Colne from 1846 to 1865. [1]

Family

Grimston was the sixth and youngest son of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. Three of his brothers James, Edward and Robert all played first-class cricket, as did his nephews Walter Grimston and Lord Hyde.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Grimston, Francis Sylvester (GRMN842FS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 77–78. ISBN   978-1-107-60006-5.
  3. Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3-4 (1841-1854), Lillywhite, 1862

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