Montague Ainslie

Montague Mordaunt Ainslie (8 May 1823 – 22 March 1896) was an English barrister and a cricketer active in the 1840s, making ten appearances in first-class cricket.

Early life and education Eldest son of Montague Ainslie, sometime of Bengal, and Sophia Mary, daughter of George Poyntz Ricketts, he was born at Humeerpore in British India. His brother William George Ainslie was a businessman and politician.

Ainslie attended Eton College, where he captained the college cricket team, before matriculating at Christ Church, Oxford in 1841; he graduated B.A in 1845. Entering Gray's Inn on 22 November 1845, he was called to the bar on 20 November 1850. He later made two further appearances in first-class matches, playing for the MCC against Oxford University in 1847, before playing for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England in 1849. As a bowler it is known he took 4 wickets, however due to incomplete records, it is only known that he took a maximum of 3 in one innings. where he died on 22 March 1896. He was a Justice of the peace for Lancashire.