About Scholes Birch
Lived 1826 – 1910 (aged 83). Scholes Birch was a cricketer.
Scholes Butler Birch (30 July 1826 – 13 April 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and medical doctor.
The son of the first-class cricketer Lea Birch, he was born at Failsworth, Lancashire and studied medicine at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Yorkshire at Manchester. He played in first-class matches for Manchester on six occasions between 1845 and 1852, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851. He was one of the earliest members of the Free Foresters Cricket Club. He died in April 1910 at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
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Who was Scholes Birch?
(1826-1910)
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Scholes Birch was born on 30 July 1826 in Failsworth.
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Scholes Birch died on 13 April 1910 in Cheshunt.
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Scholes Birch was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Scholes Birch. https://biography.guide/scholes-birch/
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