Pearkes Gundry
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Bothenhampton, Dorset, England
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| Full name | Joseph Pearkes Fox Gundry | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1837 Bridport, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 1891 (aged 54) Bothenhampton, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1859 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Joseph Pearkes Fox Gundry JP (29 July 1837 – 11 November 1891) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Joseph Gundry senior, he was born at Bridport in July 1837. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Merton College, Oxford.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket during his second year at Oxford, when he played for a combined Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex team against the Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1857. His second first-class appearance came during his fourth year at Oxford, when he played for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1859.[3]
After graduating from Oxford, Pearkes entered into the family business in Bridport manufacturing fishing nets and twine.[1] He also served as a first lieutenant in the Bridport Artillery Volunteers,[4] having joined in February 1860.[5] Pearkes served as a justice of the peace for Dorset.[1] A master of the Cattistock Hunt, he was killed in a riding accident while out with the hunt on 11 November 1891.[1]