George Solly
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| Full name | George Edward Solly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1855 West Heath, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 1930 (aged 74) Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Edward Solly (27 March 1855 – 10 March 1930) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
The son of Edward Harrison Solly, he was born in March 1855 at West Heath, Cheshire. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1877.[3] Batting twice in the match, Solly scored 2 runs in the Oxford first innings before being dismissed by Robert Henderson, while in their second innings he was dismissed 6 runs by the same bowler. With the ball he took 3 for 44 in the Gentlemen of England first innings, dismissing Isaac Walker, A. N. Hornby and Henderson.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, Solly qualified as a solicitor, practicing firstly at Congleton from 1885–91, before moving to London. In around 1890 he moved to Dorset where he served as a justice of the peace in 1900.[1] Solly died in France at Menton in March 1930.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 254.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1328.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Solly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.