Owen Dunell
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Owen Robert Dunell was a South Africa
n cricketer
who captained his country
in its first Test match
in 1888/89.
Although born in Port Elizabeth, Dunell was educated in England
at Eton College
and Oxford University. He played only three first-class
games, two of them Test matches, although he was captain only in the first, being replaced by William Milton
for the second game. His only other first-class match was for Port Elizabeth against Natal the following year.
He died in Lyon
, France
, at the age of 73.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who captained his country
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
in its first Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1888/89.
Although born in Port Elizabeth, Dunell was educated in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Oxford University. He played only three first-class
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...
games, two of them Test matches, although he was captain only in the first, being replaced by William Milton
William Milton
William Milton may refer to:* William Henry Milton , rugby player and cricketer in South Africa who became Administrator of Southern Rhodesia from 1901 to 1914* William Hall Milton , US Senator from Florida...
for the second game. His only other first-class match was for Port Elizabeth against Natal the following year.
He died in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, at the age of 73.