Cyril Mowbray Wells (21 March 1871 – 22 August 1963) was an English cricketer, rugby footballer and schoolmaster.
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| Born | 21 March 1871 St Pancras, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 August 1963 (aged 92) St John's Wood, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1891–1893 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892–1893 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1909 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Educated at Dulwich College and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] Wells played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Surrey and Middlesex and was a top class rugby player.[2] He was also a housemaster and cricket coach at Eton College, becoming the first Honorary Member of the Eton Ramblers Cricket Club.
Wells was a notable rugby player. He played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. in the Varsity match in 1891 and 1892, and in six matches for the England national rugby union team from 1893 to 1897. His also played at club level for Harlequins and county level for Middlesex.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wells, Cyril Mowbray (WLS889CM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Cyril Wells, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Cyril Wells". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
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Media related to Cyril Wells at Wikimedia Commons- Cyril Wells at ESPNcricinfo
