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George Du Pré Porcher

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George Du Pré Porcher
Personal information
Full name
George Du Pré Porcher
Bornc. 1823
Chichester, Sussex, England
Died10 March 1876 (aged 52/53)
Hyde Park, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1848–1851Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 87
Batting average 21.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 39
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2021

George Du Pré Porcher (c. 1823 – 10 March 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of The Reverend George Du Pré Porcher, he was born in 1823, most likely in Chichester, where his father was resident at the time of his birth. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] During his final year at Cambridge, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), both against Oxford University Cricket Club at Oxford and Lord's respectively.[3] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1849 and practiced law on the Western Circuit.[2][1] He made a third and final first-class appearance for the MCC in 1851 against Cambridge University at Lord's.[3] Du Pré Porcher scored 87 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 39.[4] He married Emmeline Stratton in 1854. Du Pré Porcher died at Hyde Park in March 1876.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 48.
  2. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1132.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Porcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Porcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ Death notice. Southern Times and Dorset County Herald. 18 March 1876. p. 8
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