Edward Kirwan

Edward Dominick Geoffrey Martin Kirwan (5 August 1814 – 27 June 1890) was an English clergyman, author and cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University between 1834 and 1837. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and died at Dover, Kent.

As a cricketer, Kirwan played in six Cambridge matches as a batsman; there is no record that he bowled.

Career outside cricket Educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, Kirwan was a Fellow of King's from 1837 to 1854. He was ordained as a Church of England priest after graduation and from 1854 to 1876 he was vicar of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire. He retired to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. He translated Spanish historical works into English.