Edward Hawtrey

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.

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, the silver medal in the 4 miles event at the 1869 AAC Championships and 1870 AAC Championships.

He was a member of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, for which he served a president in 1872. He gained athletics blues in 1870, 1871 and 1872. He later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two appearances against Hampshire in 1880 and Somerset in 1882. He struggled as a batsman, scoring just one run across four innings', while as a bowler he took 2 wickets. Hawtrey was headmaster at Hawtreys until his death at Westgate in August 1916. His brother was the footballer and FA Cup winner John Hawtrey, while his youngest brother was the actor Charles Hawtrey.