William Bolitho (cricketer)

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William Bolitho
Personal information
Full name
William Edward Thomas Bolitho
Born2 July 1862
Madron, Cornwall, England
Died21 February 1919(1919-02-21) (aged 56)
Bath, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsRonald McNeill (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883–1885Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 338
Batting average 18.77
100s/50s –/–
Top score 45*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 August 2019

William Edward Thomas Bolitho DSO JP (2 July 1862 – 21 February 1919), of Polwithen House, Penzance was an English first-class cricketer, banker and British Army officer.

Life[edit]

The only son of William Bolitho and his wife, Mary Hichens Yonge of Polwithen House, he was born at Madron near Penzance in July 1862.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[2]

While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Lancashire at Oxford in 1883. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1885, making a total of eight appearances. In addition to playing for Oxford, he also appeared for the Gentlemen of England in 1885 against Oxford,[3] during which he made his highest first-class score of 45 not out.[4] For Oxford, he scored 242 runs at an average of 18.61 and a high score of 32.[5] Bolitho later toured North America in September 1885 with a team formed by the Devon amateur E. J. Sanders, making two first-class appearances on the tour against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Germantown.[3]

Graduating from Oxford in 1885, he enlisted in the Royal Devon Yeomanry in May 1889 as a second lieutenant.[6] Between May 1889 and March 1895, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, before he was promoted to the rank of captain in March 1895.[7] Bolitho served during the Second Boer War. He was made a temporary major during war,[8] with the rank converted to an honorary rank in the third year of the war.[9] During the course of the war he was wounded in action, mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[2][10] Following the war, he resigned his commission in November 1904.[11] Bolitho later served as the director of Barclays and was a justice of the peace for Cornwall.[2] During the 1890s he played cricket for Cornwall prior to their participation in minor counties cricket.[12] Bolitho died at Bath in February 1919.

Family[edit]

He married Ethel Grace Macleod of Invergordon Castle at Inverness Cathedral on 21 June 1888; the wedding was postponed from Easter due to the death of the brides father. They had three children.[1][13] His brother-in-law was the Irish cricketer Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lt.-Col. William Edward Thomas Bolitho". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Stogdon, John Hubert (1925). The Harrow School Register, 1845-1925 (4 ed.). Longmans, Green and Company. p. 519.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Bolitho". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Bolitho". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 25938". The London Gazette. 24 May 1889. p. 2813.
  7. ^ "No. 26604". The London Gazette. 5 March 1895. p. 1322.
  8. ^ "No. 27313". The London Gazette. 14 May 1901. p. 3284.
  9. ^ "No. 27393". The London Gazette. 3 January 1902. p. 5.
  10. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6306.
  11. ^ "No. 27734". The London Gazette. 11 November 1904. p. 7263.
  12. ^ "Teams William Bolitho played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Marriage of Mr W E T Bolitho, of Polwithen, and Miss MacLeod, of Invergordon Castle". The Cornishman. No. 521. 28 June 1888. pp. 6 & 8.

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