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Scholes Birch
Personal information
Full name
Scholes Butler Birch
Born30 July 1826
Failsworth, Lancashire, England
Died13 April 1910(1910-04-13) (aged 83)
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm underarm slow
RelationsLea Birch (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1849–1851Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 84
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 33
Balls bowled 104
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2019

Scholes Butler Birch (30 July 1826 – 13 April 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and medical doctor.

The son of the first-class cricketer Lea Birch,[1] he was born at Failsworth, Lancashire and studied medicine at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Yorkshire at Manchester.[3] He played in first-class matches for Manchester on six occasions between 1845 and 1852, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851.[3] Across six first-class matches, Birch scored 84 runs at an average of 7.00, with a high score of 33.[4] He was one of the earliest members of the Free Foresters Cricket Club.[1] He died in April 1910 at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1910". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. ^ The London Medical Gazette. Vol. 45. Longman. 1850. pp. 873–4.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Scholes Birch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Scholes Birch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-04-02.