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John Guthrie

1795 – 1865

English cricketer

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Lived 1795 – 1865 (aged 69). John Guthrie was a British cricketer.

John Guthrie (10 September 1795 – 6 July 1865) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University in two matches in 1819, totalling 32 runs with a highest score of 22.

Guthrie was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating from Cambridge he became a Church of England priest and after other posts he was vicar of Calne, Wiltshire, from 1835 until his death. In Calne he and his wife founded a local school, the Guthrie School. He was appointed a canon of Bristol Cathedral in 1858 and was the first chairman of council of Bristol's Clifton College, founded in 1862.

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Who was John Guthrie?

English cricketer (1795-1865)

When was John Guthrie born?

John Guthrie was born on 10 September 1795 in Newark-on-Trent.

When did John Guthrie die?

John Guthrie died on 6 July 1865 in Clifton.

What was John Guthrie's occupation?

John Guthrie was a cricketer.

What nationality was John Guthrie?

John Guthrie was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Guthrie

· Wikidata: Q15999849

· DBpedia: John Guthrie (cricketer)

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