Hubert Eaton (cricketer)
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Full name | Hubert Francis Joseph Eaton | ||||||||||||||
Born | 16 January 1864 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 25 March 1910 Ketton, Rutland, England | (aged 46)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Charles Eaton (father) George Campbell (father-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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1885 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
1887–1894 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019 |
Hubert Francis Joseph Eaton JP (19 January 1864 – 25 March 1910) was an English first-class cricketer.
Early life
Eaton was born at Westminster in January 1864 to Charles Ormston Eaton and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Eaton. He was educated at The Oratory School, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Career
While studying at Cambridge he made his debut in first-class cricket for C. I. Thornton's XI against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1884.[2] The following year he made his debut for Cambridge University, playing three first-class matches against C. I. Thornton's England XI, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and A. J. Webbe's XI.[2] After graduating from Cambridge, he played four first-class matches for the MCC between 1887–1894.[2] Across his eight first-class appearances, Eaton scored 173 runs at an average of 14.41, with a high score of 64 not out.[3]
Outside of cricket he served in the British Army with the Northamptonshire Regiment, where he reached the rank of captain,[4] as well as serving as a justice of the peace.[1] He was a High Sheriff of Rutland in 1906.[5]
Personal life
He married Evelyn Mary Campbell, daughter of the cricketer George Campbell.
He died in March 1910 at Ketton, Rutland.
References
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1910". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Hubert Eaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Player profile: Hubert Eaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "No. 26500". The London Gazette. 3 April 1894. p. 1884.
- ^ "No. 27890". The London Gazette. 27 February 1906. p. 1433.
External links
- 1864 births
- 1910 deaths
- People from Westminster
- People educated at The Oratory School
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- English cricketers
- C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers
- Cambridge University cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Northamptonshire Regiment officers
- English justices of the peace
- High Sheriffs of Rutland