Harry de Paravicini
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Kensington, Middlesex, England
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| Full name | Harry Farquhar de Paravicini | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1859 Kensington, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 October 1942 (aged 83) Hove, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Percy de Paravicini (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1882–1885 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Harry Farquhar de Paravicini (20 October 1859 – 28 October 1942) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Baron James Prior de Paravicini, he was born at Kensington in March 1846.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Kent at Lord's in 1882.[3] de Paravicini made two further first-class appearances for the MCC, both against Cambridge University in 1883 and 1885.[3] He later played a first-class match for I Zingari against the Gentlemen of England in 1887, before making two first-class appearances in 1888, playing once more for I Zingari and for C. I. Thornton's XI.[3] Across six first-class matches, de Paravicini scored 64 runs at an average of 10.66, with a high score of 28 not out.[4] He married Alice Elizabeth Vane (née Booth) in 1879 and Lady Eva Harriet Cholmondeley, daughter of Charles George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, in 1913.[1] He died at Hove in October 1942. His brother, Percy de Paravicini, was also a first-class cricketer.