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Edward Thomas Austen

1820 – 1908

English cleric and cricketer

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Lived 1820 – 1908 (aged 88). Edward Thomas Austen was a British cricketer and anglican priest.

Edward Thomas Austen (28 January 1820 – 10 June 1908) was an English cricketer. Austen's batting style is unknown.

The son of Sir Francis William Austen and Mary Gibson, Austen was born at Chawton, Hampshire. He was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen. He studied at St John's College, Oxford, gaining his BA in 1846 and his MA in 1850. He played a single first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University in 1844 at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford. In a match which Oxford University won by 5 runs, Austen was run out for a duck in the MCC's first-innings, while he ended their second not out on 3.

Austen was later the rector at Barfrestone, Kent, a position he held from 1854 until his death on 10 June 1908.

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St John's College
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Rector
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Who was Edward Thomas Austen?

English cleric and cricketer (1820-1908)

When was Edward Thomas Austen born?

Edward Thomas Austen was born on 28 January 1820 in Chawton.

When did Edward Thomas Austen die?

Edward Thomas Austen died on 10 June 1908 in Barfrestone.

What was Edward Thomas Austen's occupation?

Edward Thomas Austen was a cricketer and anglican priest.

What nationality was Edward Thomas Austen?

Edward Thomas Austen was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edward Thomas Austen

· Wikidata: Q16031642

· DBpedia: Edward Austen

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