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Edward Davenport (26 March 1844 – 5 March 1915) was an English first-class cricketer, clergyman and educator.

The son of John Marriott Davenport, he was born at Oxford in March 1844. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to New College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on six occasions between 1864–66. In six matches for Oxford, Davenport scored 315 runs at an average of 39.37. His highest score of 107 came opening the batting against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866. He also made a single first-class appearance while at Oxford for Southgate Cricket Club in 1864. After graduating from Oxford, Davenport took holy orders in the Church of England and became a master at Wellington College from 1868. After retiring from his position at the college in 1904, he became the rector of Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire. Davenport died at Stoke Talmage in March 1915.

References

1. ^ Mitchell, A. T. (1902). Rugby School Register 1842–1874. Vol. 2. A. J. Lawrence. p. 169.
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Davenport, Rev. Edward" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Davenport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Davenport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
5. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1866". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
6. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1915". ESPNcricinfo. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

External links

• Edward Davenport at ESPNcricinfo

• 1844 births
• 1915 deaths
• Cricketers from Oxford
• People educated at Rugby School
• Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Southgate cricketers
• 19th-century English Anglican priests
• Schoolteachers from Berkshire
• 20th-century English Anglican priests