About Walter Kavanagh
Lived 1814 – 1836 (aged 22). Walter Kavanagh was a cricketer.
Walter Kavanagh (20 March 1814 – 19 June 1836) was an Irish cricketer who played in three first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1834. He was born at Borris, County Carlow, Ireland and died in England, though the precise location is not known.
Kavanagh was the eldest son of Thomas Kavanagh, Member of Parliament for County Carlow and head of a family that could trace its lineage back to the hereditary kings of Leinster. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and he played for Eton in the Eton v Harrow cricket matches of 1832 and 1833.
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Who was Walter Kavanagh?
Irish cricketer (1814-1836)
When was Walter Kavanagh born?
Walter Kavanagh was born on 20 March 1814.
When did Walter Kavanagh die?
Walter Kavanagh died on 19 June 1836.
What was Walter Kavanagh's occupation?
Walter Kavanagh was a cricketer.
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· DBpedia: Walter Kavanagh (cricketer)
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