Edward Hawtrey (sportsman)

Edward Hawtrey
Personal information
Born10 October 1847
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died14 August 1916(1916-08-14) (aged 68)
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England
Sport
SportAthletics / Cricket
Event1 mile
ClubEton College
Edward Hawtrey
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880–1882Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 2
Bowling average 32.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/50
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2021

Edward Montague Hawtrey (10 October 1847 – 14 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.

Biography

The son of The Reverend John Hawtrey, he was born at Windsor in October 1847. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1]

He was active in athletics while at Eton and Cambridge and won the silver medal in the 1 mile event at the 1868 AAC Championships,[2] the silver medal in the 4 miles event at the 1869 AAC Championships[3] and 1870 AAC Championships.[4]

He was a member of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, for which he served a president in 1872.[1] Hawtrey competed in the 3 mile race university race in 1872, in which he finished in a dead heat in 15 minutes 44 seconds with Oxford's Robin Benson.[5] He gained athletics blues in 1870, 1871 and 1872.[1]

After graduating from Cambridge he became the headmaster of Hawtreys in 1873 (which had been founded by his father in 1869), overseeing the schools move to Westgate-on-Sea in 1883.[6] He later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two appearances against Hampshire in 1880 and Somerset in 1882.[7] He struggled as a batsman, scoring just one run across four innings',[8] while as a bowler he took 2 wickets.[9] Hawtrey was headmaster at Hawtreys until his death at Westgate in August 1916.[6] His brother was the footballer and FA Cup winner John Hawtrey, while his youngest brother was the actor Charles Hawtrey.

References

  1. ^ a b c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 297.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Sports". Morning Post. 22 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The Amateur Championships". London Evening Standard. 11 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Mr. R.H. Benson – Banker and Art Collector". The Times. 8 April 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b The Eagle. Vol. 37–38. W. Metcalfe. 1916. p. 231.
  7. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Hawtrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.