George Marten (cricketer, born 1840)

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George Marten
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Nisbet Marten
Born20 June 1840
Ghazeepoor, , British India
Died25 June 1905(1905-06-25) (aged 65)
Crowborough, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsGeorge Marten (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1864–1869Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 50
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 August 2019

George Nisbet Marten JP (20 June 1840 – 25 August 1905) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son Thomas Powney Marten, he was born in British India at Ghazeepoor.[1] He was educated in England at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Pembroke College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, Marten was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Hertfordshire Militia in March 1861.[3] A year after graduating from Oxford in 1863, Marten made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Middlesex at Lord's, while in 1865 he appeared for the Gentlemen of England against the . Four years later in 1869, he made two final appearances in first-class cricket for the MCC against Oxford University at Lord's, and Hampshire at Southampton.[4] Marten scored 50 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 26.[5] He was promoted to the rank of captain in the Hertfordshire Militia in March 1866.[6]

By 1872 he had emigrated to Australia, where he lived on the Branscombe Plantation near Mackay, Queensland. He later returned to England with his wife, Annie.[7] He was a justice of the peace, and was by profession a banker.[2] Marten died at Crowborough in June 1905. His uncle, George Marten, was also a first-class cricketer.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Marten, George Nisbet" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b Stogdon, John Hubert (1925). The Harrow School Register, 1845-1925. Longmans, Green and Company. p. 78.
  3. ^ "No. 22488". The London Gazette. 12 March 1861. p. 1157.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Marten". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Player profile: George Marten". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 23101". The London Gazette. 13 April 1866. p. 2394.
  7. ^ "Morning tea on the verandah at Winterbourne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

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