Anthony Wilkinson
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Anthony John Anstruther Wilkinson (28 May 1835 – 11 December 1905) was an English
barrister and amateur
first-class cricket
er.
Wilkinson was born in Mount Oswald, County Durham
, England
, the 4th son of the Rev. Percival Spearman and Sophia Mary Anstruther. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
and St John's College, Cambridge
, gaining a B.A.
in 1859. Admitted to Lincoln's Inn
in 1858, he was called to the Bar in 1861.
Wilkinson played sixty one first-class matches between 1862 and 1874. He played nineteen times for Middlesex County Cricket Club
(1864-1874), five for Yorkshire
(1865-1868), the MCC
(1867-1871), Gentlemen of the South (1862-1864), Surrey Club (1865-1866), Gentlemen
(1865), Gentlemen of Middlesex (1865), Southgate (1866-1868), North of the Thames (1867), Gentlemen of England (1869-1874) and Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club (1870). He also appeared in non first-class cricket for Surrey Club and Ground in 1862.
A right-handed batsman, Wilkinson scored 1,351 runs at an average of 13.64, with a highest score of 84 not out against Gentlemen of England. He took 53 wickets, bowling right arm round arm slow, at 22.62 with a best of 6 for 52 against the MCC. He took 43 catches in the field. A good all-rounder
, he scored runs in a prolific manner in club cricket and took many wickets. He was chairman of the meeting when Durham County Cricket Club
was founded in 1874.
A barrister who practised on the North-Eastern Circuit, he became Conveyancing Counsel to the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham in 1882. In 1877, he married Marion Harriet Jones, eldest daughter of the Rev. Francis Jones, vicar of Moreton Pinkney
. A son, Cyril Wilkinson
, captained Surrey
from 1914 to 1920, playing over fifty matches and captained
Surrey to the County Championship
title in 1914.
Wilkinson died in Anerley
, Kent
, England in December 1905, aged 70.
English people
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barrister and amateur
Amateur status in first-class cricket
Amateur status in first-class cricket had a special meaning, especially in England, in that the amateur in this context was not merely someone who played cricket in his spare time but a particular type of first-class cricketer who existed officially until 1962, when the distinction between amateurs...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er.
Wilkinson was born in Mount Oswald, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
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, the 4th son of the Rev. Percival Spearman and Sophia Mary Anstruther. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
and St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, gaining a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1859. Admitted to Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1858, he was called to the Bar in 1861.
Wilkinson played sixty one first-class matches between 1862 and 1874. He played nineteen times for Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
(1864-1874), five for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
(1865-1868), the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(1867-1871), Gentlemen of the South (1862-1864), Surrey Club (1865-1866), Gentlemen
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
(1865), Gentlemen of Middlesex (1865), Southgate (1866-1868), North of the Thames (1867), Gentlemen of England (1869-1874) and Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club (1870). He also appeared in non first-class cricket for Surrey Club and Ground in 1862.
A right-handed batsman, Wilkinson scored 1,351 runs at an average of 13.64, with a highest score of 84 not out against Gentlemen of England. He took 53 wickets, bowling right arm round arm slow, at 22.62 with a best of 6 for 52 against the MCC. He took 43 catches in the field. A good all-rounder
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
, he scored runs in a prolific manner in club cricket and took many wickets. He was chairman of the meeting when Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
was founded in 1874.
A barrister who practised on the North-Eastern Circuit, he became Conveyancing Counsel to the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham in 1882. In 1877, he married Marion Harriet Jones, eldest daughter of the Rev. Francis Jones, vicar of Moreton Pinkney
Moreton Pinkney
Moreton Pinkney is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, about north of Brackley.-Parish church:The earliest evidence of Christianity in the parish is a fragment of an Anglo-Saxon stone cross in the churchyard of the Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin...
. A son, Cyril Wilkinson
Cyril Wilkinson
Cyril Theodore Anstruther Wilkinson CBE was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. The team won the gold medal...
, captained Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
from 1914 to 1920, playing over fifty matches and captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Surrey to the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
title in 1914.
Wilkinson died in Anerley
Anerley
Anerley is a district of South London, England, located in the London Borough of Bromley. It is situated south south-east of Charing Cross. Anerley is geographically an outer lying area of London, although it is considered to have characteristics of an Inner city suburb...
, Kent
Kent
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, England in December 1905, aged 70.