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George Webbe

1854 – 1925

British cricketer

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Lived 1854 – 1925 (aged 71). George Webbe was a cricketer.

George Allan Webbe (15 January 1854 – 19 February 1925) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The eldest son of Alexander Allan Webbe (1808-1868) and Marian Cutler (1825-1914), he was born at Westminster into a wealthy family that had long belonged to the colonial elite of Nevis. His father was a man of independent means, having inherited fortunes from both his uncle Josiah Webbe and from Sir Alexander Allan. He was educated at Harrow School, where he won the Public Schools' Rackets alongside Alexander Hadow in 1871 and 1872. Following his rackets success in 1872, Webbe became seriously ill which kept him out of the Harrow cricket eleven. From Harrow he went up to University College, Oxford but left after his freshman year to pursue a career in the British Army. In the same year that he joined The King's Hussars, Webbe played in a first-class cricket match for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent at Canterbury, batting once in the match and scoring 9 runs before being dismissed by Edgar Willsher. He was promoted to lieutenant in The King's Hussars in September 1876, antedated to February 1874.

He made a second appearance in first-class cricket in 1878, for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Kent at Canterbury, As a cricketer, he was described in Scores and Biographies as "a really good batsman,an energetic field at cover-point". Scores and Biographies speculated that if Webbe continued in the game that he would "perhaps excel". with his retirement from active service following in March 1886. Webbe later served as a Deputy lieutenant of Aberdeen, to which he was appointed in March 1888.

Webbe died in February 1925 at his residence, Errollston House, in Ascot. His brothers Alexander Josiah and Herbert were also first-class cricketers.

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Captain George Webbe, Captain George Allan Webbe, George Allan Webbe

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Frequently asked questions

Who was George Webbe?

British cricketer

When was George Webbe born?

George Webbe was born on 15 January 1854 in Westminster.

When did George Webbe die?

George Webbe died on 19 February 1925 in Ascot, Berkshire, Berkshire.

What was George Webbe's occupation?

George Webbe was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Webbe

· Wikidata: Q75297695

· DBpedia: George Webbe (cricketer, born 1854)

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