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Claudius Stephen Magnay (8 May 1819 – 17 December 1870), known as Claude, was an English clergyman, a writer, and a cricketer who played first-class cricket in a single match for Cambridge University in 1841.[1][2] He was born at Clapham, London and died at Bedford.

Magnay was the son of Christopher Magnay who was Lord Mayor of London in 1821-22 and the brother of Sir William Magnay, 1st Baronet, who was Lord Mayor in 1843.[3] He was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and at Clare College, Cambridge.[3] While at Cambridge University, he made a single appearance for the university cricket team in a match at Lord's against Marylebone Cricket Club; he batted at No 11 and failed to score in either innings, being not out once.[1] The scorecard for the match is incomplete and it is not known if he bowled.

After graduating from Cambridge, Magnay was ordained as a clergyman in the Church of England; he was curate at parishes in Hampshire, Dorset and, from 1857 to his death in 1870, at Hemyock in Devon.[3] He was also a published author and poet; among his books is a novel, Reginald Græme, or Visible and Invisible.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "Claude Magnay". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Claude Magnay". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Claudius Magnay". p. 290. Retrieved 29 August 2014.