Edward Hawtrey (sportsman)
English cricketer and schoolmaster
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Edward Montague Hawtrey (10 October 1847 – 14 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 10 October 1847 |
| Died | 14 August 1916 (aged 68) Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics / Cricket |
Event | 1 mile |
| Club | Eton College |
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| 1880–1882 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
The son of The Reverend John Hawtrey, he was born at Windsor in October 1847. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1]
He was active in athletics while at Eton and Cambridge and won the silver medal in the 1 mile event at the 1868 AAC Championships,[2] the silver medal in the 4 miles event at the 1869 AAC Championships[3] and 1870 AAC Championships.[4]
He was a member of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, for which he served a president in 1872.[1] Hawtrey competed in the 3 mile race university race in 1872, in which he finished in a dead heat in 15 minutes 44 seconds with Oxford's Robin Benson.[5] He gained athletics blues in 1870, 1871 and 1872.[1]
After graduating from Cambridge he became the headmaster of Hawtreys in 1873 (which had been founded by his father in 1869), overseeing the schools move to Westgate-on-Sea in 1883.[6] He later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two appearances against Hampshire in 1880 and Somerset in 1882.[7] He struggled as a batsman, scoring just one run across four innings',[8] while as a bowler he took 2 wickets.[9] Hawtrey was headmaster at Hawtreys until his death at Westgate in August 1916.[6] His brother was the footballer and FA Cup winner John Hawtrey, while his youngest brother was the actor Charles Hawtrey.