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Montague Ainslie
Personal information
Full name
Montague Mordaunt Ainslie
Born8 May 1823
Humeerpore, British India
Died22 March 1896(1896-03-22) (aged 72)
Windermere, Westmorland, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1843–1845Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 98
Batting average 5.44
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 4
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/?
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2014

Montague Mordaunt Ainslie (8 May 1823 – 22 March 1896) was an English barrister and a cricketer active in the 1840s, making ten appearances in first-class cricket.

Early life and education

Eldest son of Montague Ainslie, sometime of Bengal,[1] and Sophia Mary, daughter of George Poyntz Ricketts,[2] he was born at Humeerpore in British India. His brother William George Ainslie was a businessman and politician.[3][4]

Ainslie attended Eton College, where he captained the college cricket team, before matriculating at Christ Church, Oxford in 1841; he graduated B.A in 1845.[5] Entering Gray's Inn on 22 November 1845, he was called to the bar on 20 November 1850.[6]

Ainslie had a successful career as a barrister; from the 1860s until 1871, he was counsel to the Speaker of the House of Commons, and was examiner of election recognizances.[7]

Cricket

While at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Bullingdon Green in 1843. He played first-class cricket for Oxford on seven further occasions up to 1845.[8] He later made two further appearances in first-class matches, playing for the MCC against Oxford University in 1847, before playing for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England in 1849.[8] A poor batsman of unknown-handedness, Ainslie scored 98 runs in his ten first-class matches, averaging just 5.44.[9] As a bowler it is known he took 4 wickets, however due to incomplete records, it is only known that he took a maximum of 3 in one innings.[9]

Personal life

Ainslie inherited his father's property, Hawkshead, at Grizedale, Ambleside, on the east side of Windermere, Westmorland (the estate, per some accounts, reckoned to be part of Lancashire),[10][11] where he died on 22 March 1896. He was a Justice of the peace for Lancashire.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Men-at-the-Bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the members of the various inns of court, including Her Majesty's Judges, etc, 2nd edition, Joseph Foster, Hazell, Watson, and Viney Ltd, 1885, p. 4
  2. ^ The County Families of the United Kingdom, fifth edition, Edward Walford, pub. Robert Hardwicke (Piccadilly), 1869, p. 9
  3. ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes, eighth edition, Kelly & Co., 1882, p. 8
  4. ^ The Law Reports, vol. XXVIII, ed. G. W. Hemming, William Clowes & Sons Ltd, 1885, p. 89
  5. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Ainslie, Montague Mordaunt" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  6. ^ Men-at-the-Bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the members of the various inns of court, including Her Majesty's Judges, etc, 2nd edition, Joseph Foster, Hazell, Watson, and Viney Ltd, 1885, p. 4
  7. ^ Men-at-the-Bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the members of the various inns of court, including Her Majesty's Judges, etc, 2nd edition, Joseph Foster, Hazell, Watson, and Viney Ltd, 1885, p. 4
  8. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Montague Ainslie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Player profile: Montague Ainslie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. ^ The Law Reports, vol. XXVIII, ed. G. W. Hemming, William Clowes & Sons Ltd, 1885, p. 89
  11. ^ Accounts of the County Treasurer and the Other Public Officers of the County Palatine of Lancaster; with the Report of the General Finance Committee, 1854–55, pub. Philip and George Addison, Preston, 1855, p. 62
  12. ^ Men-at-the-Bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the members of the various inns of court, including Her Majesty's Judges, etc, 2nd edition, Joseph Foster, Hazell, Watson, and Viney Ltd, 1885, p. 4
  13. ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes, eighth edition, Kelly & Co., 1882, p. 8
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