Oswald Wreford-Brown

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Full name Oswald Eric Wreford-Brown[1]
Date of birth 21 July 1877
Place of birth Clifton, England
Date of death 7 July 1916(1916-07-07) (aged 38)[2]
Oswald Wreford-Brown
Wreford-Brown while with Old Carthusians in 1903
Personal information
Full name Oswald Eric Wreford-Brown[1]
Date of birth 21 July 1877
Place of birth Clifton, England
Date of death 7 July 1916(1916-07-07) (aged 38)[2]
Place of death Corbie, France
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Old Carthusians
Free Foresters
Corinthian
Old Salopians
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oswald Eric Wreford-Brown (21 July 1877 – 7 July 1916) was an English cricketer and footballer.

Cricket

Wreford-Brown was a right-handed batsman who, after captaining Charterhouse School's cricket team, later played for Gloucestershire.[3] He made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1900 season, against Middlesex.[4] From the tailend, he scored five runs in the only innings in which he batted.[4]

Football

Wreford-Brown played football for Charterhouse School and later as a senior player for amateur clubs Old Carthusians, Free Foresters, Corinthian and Old Salopians.[3] He won the 1898–99 London Senior Cup with Old Carthusians and the 1902–03 Arthur Dunn Challenge Cup with Old Salopians.[3]

Personal life

Wreford-Brown's older brother, Charles and nephew, Anthony, both played first-class cricket.[5] He was educated at a number of schools, before joining Charterhouse School in 1891.[3] He later spent time in Canada and in 1902, became a member of the Stock Exchange and a partner in a law firm.[3]

First World War

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