Herbert Allsopp
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The Hon. Captain Herbert Tongue Allsopp (5 December 1855 – 31 January 1920) was an English First Class cricketer who played for Cambridge University
.
Allsopp was the son of the brewer Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
. He was educated at Cheltenham College
, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
. He played five matches for Cambridge University in 1876, including the Varsity match
which Cambridge won. His highest score of 22 came when playing for Cambridge University in the match against Gentlemen of England
.
His best bowling of 3/15 came when playing for Cambridge University in the match against Marylebone Cricket Club
.
He played for MCC
in 1877 and for Worcestershire County Cricket Club
against MCC in 1880, but the matches were not given First Class status.
Allsopp joined the 10th Royal Hussars as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1877 and served with them in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
, 1878-80. He was present at the attack and capture of Ali Musjed and took part in the engagement at Futtehabad. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1881 and took part in the Nile Expedition
of 1884. He was present at the engagements at El Teb and Temai and was promoted to captain in 1887. He retired from the army in 1890 and was playing cricket for I Zingari
.
Allsop died at Walton Bury, Staffordshire
at the age of 64. His brother Frederic Allsopp
and his brother-in-law George Buckston
also played First Class cricket.
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
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Allsopp was the son of the brewer Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip , was a British businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament ....
. He was educated at Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
. He played five matches for Cambridge University in 1876, including the Varsity match
The University Match (cricket)
The University Match in a cricketing context is generally understood to refer to the annual fixture between Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club...
which Cambridge won. His highest score of 22 came when playing for Cambridge University in the match against Gentlemen of England
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...
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His best bowling of 3/15 came when playing for Cambridge University in the match against Marylebone Cricket Club
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...
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He played for 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...
in 1877 and for Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
against MCC in 1880, but the matches were not given First Class status.
Allsopp joined the 10th Royal Hussars as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1877 and served with them in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the nation was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded Afghanistan. The war ended in a manner...
, 1878-80. He was present at the attack and capture of Ali Musjed and took part in the engagement at Futtehabad. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1881 and took part in the Nile Expedition
Nile Expedition
The Nile Expedition, sometimes called the Gordon Relief Expedition , was a British mission to relieve Major-General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan. Gordon had been sent to the Sudan to help Egyptians evacuate from Sudan after Britain decided to abandon the country in the face of a...
of 1884. He was present at the engagements at El Teb and Temai and was promoted to captain in 1887. He retired from the army in 1890 and was playing cricket for I Zingari
I Zingari
I Zingari are English and Australian amateur cricket clubs.-History:...
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Allsop died at Walton Bury, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
at the age of 64. His brother Frederic Allsopp
Frederic Allsopp
The Hon. Frederic Allsopp was an English first class cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1884....
and his brother-in-law George Buckston
George Buckston
George Moreton Buckston was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1903, MCC and Derbyshire between 1905 and 1921....
also played First Class cricket.