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'''Frederick John Pigou''' (27 March 1815 – 7 February 1847) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er.
'''Frederick John Pigou''' (27 March 1815 – 7 February 1847) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er.


The son of Henry Minchin Pigou and Elizabeth Bird,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p64723.htm#i647228 |title=Frederick John Pigou |publisher=www.thepeerage.com |accessdate=2020-08-03}}</ref> he was born in [[Company rule in India|British India]] at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in March 1815. Pigou was later sent to England to attend [[Harrow School]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 |first=Reginald Courtenay |last=Welch |date=1894 |publisher=Longmans, Green |page=132 |url=https://archive.org/stream/harrowschoolregi00harruoft/harrowschoolregi00harruoft_djvu.txt |language=en}}</ref> Pigou played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in 1836, playing twice against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] and once against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]. In the same year he played for the Gentlemen in the [[Gentlemen v Players]] fixture at [[Lord's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37495/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Pigou |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-08-03 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In hs four first-class matches, Pigou scored 42 runs with a high score of 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37495/37495.html |title=Player profile: Frederick Pigou |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-08-03 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Shortly after leaving Harrow he married without the consent of his father and was disinherited. Pigou gained employment with the [[London and Birmingham Railway]] in 1840, becoming the first [[station master]] at [[Rugby railway station]].<ref name="BOOK"/> He died at [[Westminster]] in February 1847, leaving his wife an [[Life annuity|annuity]] from dividends made on his investments.<ref>{{cite book |title=A.C. Pigou and the 'Marshallian' Thought Style |first=Karen Lovejoy |last=Knight |date=2018 |publisher=Springer |page=21 |isbn=303001018X |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=f9mBDwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>Births. ''[[Northampton Mercury]]''. 13 February 1847. p. 3</ref>
The son of Henry Minchin Pigou and Elizabeth Bird,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p64723.htm#i647228 |title=Frederick John Pigou |publisher=www.thepeerage.com |accessdate=2020-08-03}}</ref> he was born in [[Company rule in India|British India]] at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in March 1815. Pigou was later sent to England to attend [[Harrow School]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 |first=Reginald Courtenay |last=Welch |date=1894 |publisher=Longmans, Green |page=132 |url=https://archive.org/stream/harrowschoolregi00harruoft/harrowschoolregi00harruoft_djvu.txt |language=en}}</ref> Pigou played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in 1836, playing twice against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] and once against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]. In the same year he played for the Gentlemen in the [[Gentlemen v Players]] fixture at [[Lord's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37495/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Pigou |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-08-03 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In hs four first-class matches, Pigou scored 42 runs with a high score of 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37495/37495.html |title=Player profile: Frederick Pigou |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-08-03 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Shortly after leaving Harrow he married without the consent of his father and was disinherited. Pigou gained employment with the [[London and Birmingham Railway]] in 1840, becoming the first [[station master]] at [[Rugby railway station]].<ref name="BOOK"/> He died at [[Westminster]] in February 1847, leaving his wife an [[Life annuity|annuity]] from dividends made on his investments.<ref>{{cite book |title=A.C. Pigou and the 'Marshallian' Thought Style |first=Karen Lovejoy |last=Knight |date=2018 |publisher=Springer |page=21 |isbn=978-3030010188 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9mBDwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>Births. ''[[Northampton Mercury]]''. 13 February 1847. p. 3</ref>


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Frederick Pigou
Personal information
Full name
Frederick John Pigou
Born25 March 1815
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency,
British India
Died7 February 1847(1847-02-07) (aged 31)
Westminster, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1836Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 42
Batting average 5.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2020

Frederick John Pigou (27 March 1815 – 7 February 1847) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Henry Minchin Pigou and Elizabeth Bird,[1] he was born in British India at Calcutta in March 1815. Pigou was later sent to England to attend Harrow School.[2] Pigou played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1836, playing twice against Cambridge University and once against Oxford University. In the same year he played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's.[3] In hs four first-class matches, Pigou scored 42 runs with a high score of 12.[4] Shortly after leaving Harrow he married without the consent of his father and was disinherited. Pigou gained employment with the London and Birmingham Railway in 1840, becoming the first station master at Rugby railway station.[2] He died at Westminster in February 1847, leaving his wife an annuity from dividends made on his investments.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Frederick John Pigou". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 132.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Pigou". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Frederick Pigou". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ Knight, Karen Lovejoy (2018). A.C. Pigou and the 'Marshallian' Thought Style. Springer. p. 21. ISBN 978-3030010188.
  6. ^ Births. Northampton Mercury. 13 February 1847. p. 3

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