About Horace Merrick
Lived 1887 – 1961 (aged 73). Horace Merrick was a British cricketer.
Horace Merrick MC (21 December 1887 – 16 August 1961) was an English cricketer, soldier and school teacher.
Merrick attended Bristol Grammar School before going up to Oxford University. He played 12 matches of first-class cricket as a batsman for Gloucestershire between 1909 and 1911. His highest score came in the match against Essex in 1909, when he scored 58 and 23. He became a school teacher, first at Denstone College, then at Clifton College, where he was master-in-charge of cricket.
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Who was Horace Merrick?
cricketer (1887-1961)
When was Horace Merrick born?
Horace Merrick was born on 21 December 1887 in Bristol.
When did Horace Merrick die?
Horace Merrick died on 16 August 1961 in Bristol.
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Horace Merrick was a cricketer.
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Horace Merrick was British.
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