About Lionel Garnett
Lived 1843 – 1912 (aged 68). Lionel Garnett was a cricketer.
Lionel Garnett (25 December 1843 – 1 May 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of Henry Garnett, he was born in December 1843 at Lancaster. He was educated at Eton College, before matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1862, graduating B.A. in 1865. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Southgate Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1864 at Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, Garnett took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical posting was as curate of St Mary's Church, Sheffield from 1867 to 1869, before becoming the rector of Christleton, Cheshire from 1869.
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Who was Lionel Garnett?
English cricketer and Anglican priest
When was Lionel Garnett born?
Lionel Garnett was born on 25 December 1843 in Lancaster.
When did Lionel Garnett die?
Lionel Garnett died on 1 May 1912 in Belfast.
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Lionel Garnett was a cricketer.
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