Edward John Morant Gale (7 October 1818 – 23 February 1894) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Edward John Morant Gale | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1818 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 February 1894 (aged 75) Hove, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Edward Morant (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1843–1845 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Biography
editGale was the son of Edward Morant of Upton near Banbury, who made three first-class appearances in his cricket career. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 May 1837.[1]
Gale made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1843. Gale represented Hampshire in seven first-class matches from 1843 to 1845 with his final match for Hampshire coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1845. In his seven matches for Hampshire he scored 92 runs at a batting average of 6.57. His highest score was 27.[2]
Gale succeeded his father, who took the additional surname Gale on inheriting slave plantations in Jamaica from his uncle William Gale.[3][4] and resided at Upham House, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire. He married Maria Henrietta Stuart, second daughter of Sir Simeon Stuart, Bt in 1845.[5][6] He died at Hove, Sussex on 23 February 1894.
References
edit- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Edward Gale, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Edward Gregory Morant Gale Esq. born Morant, Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave Ownership, University College London. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Sheridan, RB Introduction to the microfilm collection, The Gale-Morant Papers 1731-1925, University of Exeter Library. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "EUL MS 130 - Morant-Gale marriage agreements". lib-archives.ex.ac.uk.
- ^ Walford, Edward (1871). The County Families of the United Kingdom: Or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland : Containing a Brief Notice of the Descent, Birth, Marriage, Education, and Appointments of Each Person, His Heir Apparent Or Presumptive, as Also a Record of the Offices which He Has Hitherto Held, Together with His Town Address and Country Residence. Robert Hardwicke. p. 396.