Preston Austin

Preston Bruce Austin (9 December 1827 – 7 July 1908) was a Welsh clergyman, barrister and cricketer.

Life He was the third of the family of ten, and second son, of the Rev. Wiltshire Stanton Austin, and brother of Francis Austin. Born at Llwydcoed, Glamorgan, Austin made one first-class cricket appearance for Cambridge University while undertaking studies there. His only appearance came against the Gentlemen of Kent at the St Lawrence Ground in 1848, scoring 6 runs in the match. He later moved to the British West Indies, while living there he stood as an umpire in one first-class cricket match in 1897.

Having attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Austin was ordained as a deacon in 1851. After spending time in Germany, he moved to Demerara in British Guiana, during which he was the assistant master of Queen's College, Georgetown, a college which played an important role in establishing cricket in British Guiana. He later moved to Barbados, founding the St. John the Baptist Church in St. James Parish on the island, of which he was rector from 1860 until 1865.