Charles Marriott

Charles Marriott (14 October 1848 – 9 July 1918) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Life The son of the Reverend James Powell Marriott, he was born at Cotesbach in October 1848. Marriott was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1870. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1871, making seven appearances.

After graduating from Oxford, he continued to play first-class cricket, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Gentlemen of England regularly from 1872–75, which also included playing for the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent in 1873. His duties as a barrister reduced his participation in first-class cricket, with Marriott making one appearance in 1877 and two in 1879 for I Zingari.

In addition to playing first-class cricket, Marriott played minor matches for Leicestershire from 1872–87, prior to their elevation to first-class status. He served as club president on three occasions. In his later years he served several times on the committee of the MCC. Outside of cricket and his legal profession, he also served in the Leicestershire Yeomanry from 1873–83, reaching the rank of captain. They had three children, Evelyn Mary, born 1880, and twins Charles Henry and Violet Ann, born 1882. Marion died on 20 December 1882. #

Marriott married, secondly in 1891, Mary Emily Peach, daughter of the Rev. Charles Pierrepont Peach. They had seven sons and one daughter.