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| Full name | Skynner George Woodruffe | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1814 Chiswick, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 1848(1848-02-04) (aged 33) Brackley, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1836–1837 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Skynner George Woodruffe (6 June 1814 – 4 February 1848) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of George Woodruffe, he was born at Chiswick in June 1814. Woodruffe made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, with both coming against Cambridge University at Cambridge in 1836 and 1837. He scored 6 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 4 not out. He was commissioned into the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars as a lieutenant in June 1841. Woodruffe died in February 1848 at Farthinghoe Lodge in the Northamptonshire village of Farthinghoe.
References
- Deaths. The Morning Post. 7 February 1848. p. 4
- "First-Class Matches played by Skynner Woodruffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Skynner Woodruffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "No. 19989". The London Gazette. 18 June 1841. p. 1583.
- Burke, Bernard; Burke, John (1848). The Patrician. Vol. 5. E. Churton. p. 308.