Joseph Pearkes Fox Gundry JP (29 July 1837 – 11 November 1891) was an English first-class cricketer.

Pearkes Gundry
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Pearkes Fox Gundry
Born29 July 1837
Bridport, Dorset, England
Died11 November 1891(1891-11-11) (aged 54)
Bothenhampton, Dorset, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1859Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2020

The son of Joseph Gundry senior, he was born at Bridport in July 1837. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Merton College, Oxford.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket during his second year at Oxford, when he played for a combined Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex team against the Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1857. His second first-class appearance came during his fourth year at Oxford, when he played for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1859.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Pearkes entered into the family business in Bridport manufacturing fishing nets and twine.[1] He also served as a first lieutenant in the Bridport Artillery Volunteers,[4] having joined in February 1860.[5] Pearkes served as a justice of the peace for Dorset.[1] A master of the Cattistock Hunt, he was killed in a riding accident while out with the hunt on 11 November 1891.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 420.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Gundry, Joseph (Pearkes Fox)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Pearkes Gundry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 22938". The London Gazette. 10 February 1865. p. 644.
  5. ^ "No. 22357". The London Gazette. 17 February 1860. p. 559.
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