Martingell was born at Nutfield in Surrey in 1818, the eldest child of Russell Martingell and his wife Sarah. His father was a shoemaker who played one first-class match for a Surrey team in 1828 and who had a reputation as a good fast underarm bowler.[2][3][4][5] Martingell learned the trade of shoemaking from his father and also worked as a gamekeeper.[2]
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Martingell is first recorded as a cricketer in July 1839, playing for Lingfield Cricket Club against Montpelier Cricket Club in a match at Dormansland. A report in the Sussex Agricultural Express called his bowling "splendid" and reported that he was a "most promising" cricketer who was due to be employed at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[6] He made his first-class cricket debut later the same month playing for a Surrey side against MCC at Lord's, taking five wickets in the MCC second innings as they were dismissed for 15 runs.[5][7]
After being unable to find sponsorship to play as a professional at MCC or in Surrey, Martingell moved to Kent in 1841 and was "engaged" working under Fuller Pilch at Canterbury.[5][8] Pilch, who was one of the leading cricketers of the time, had managed the Old County Ground at Town Malling before moving to do the same at the Beverley Ground at Canterbury. Under Pilch's tuition Martingell quickly became established as one of the best professionals playing at the time and played for Kent, both before and after the formation of the first county club in 1842, and in matches at Lord's for a variety of sides. In 1844 he was employed by the Earl of Ducie at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire and played for West of England teams four times in two years.[5][7]
In 1846 Martingell was one of the first two professionals to be employed by the newly formed Surrey County Cricket Club at The Oval,[2][9] Dulcie having sold his property in Gloucestershire.[5] He played for both Kent and Surrey until 1852 and, as a professional, turned out for a wide variety of other sides: MCC, England sides, William Clarke's All-England Eleven and played in 12 Gentlemen v Players matches between 1844 and 1858.[2][7][10] He made his last appearance for Kent in 1854 and for Surrey in 1859, with his final first-class matches in 1860 being played for MCC.[7]
In total Martingell played in 182 first-class matches, 49 of which were for Kent and 49 for Surrey.[7] He was considered one of the best professional players of his era, with both his batting and bowling considered to "rank high",[5][10] although his bowling was his greater strength.[8] The Sporting Review of 1846 considered him "a most excellent player, and a thoroughly well-conducted man".[11] He was considered a "fine judge of the game" and held many coaching appointments, including at Bradfield College, Rugby School and Eton College.[8] A benefit match held for him at The Oval in 1860 raised over £260.[8]
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William Martingell 20 August 1818 29 September 1897 also known as Will Martingell was an English professional cricketer who played first class cricket between 1839 and 1860 He played primarily for Kent County Cricket Club and Surrey County Cricket Club making over 180 first class appearances during his career 1 Will MartingellAn illustration of Martingell from about 1850Personal informationFull nameWilliam MartingellBorn 1818 08 20 20 August 1818Nutfield SurreyDied29 September 1897 1897 09 29 aged 79 Eton Wick BuckinghamshireNicknameGrannieHeight5 ft 10 5 in 1 79 m BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumRelationsRussell Martingell father Domestic team informationYearsTeam1841 1852Kent1846 1859SurreyCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 182Runs scored 2 401Batting average 9 16100s 50s 0 0Top score 49Balls bowled 12 058Wickets 529Bowling average 11 325 wickets in innings 3710 wickets in match 4Best bowling 8 37Catches stumpings 129 Source CricInfo 19 December 2018 Contents 1 Early life 2 Cricket career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editMartingell was born at Nutfield in Surrey in 1818 the eldest child of Russell Martingell and his wife Sarah His father was a shoemaker who played one first class match for a Surrey team in 1828 and who had a reputation as a good fast underarm bowler 2 3 4 5 Martingell learned the trade of shoemaking from his father and also worked as a gamekeeper 2 Cricket career editMartingell is first recorded as a cricketer in July 1839 playing for Lingfield Cricket Club against Montpelier Cricket Club in a match at Dormansland A report in the Sussex Agricultural Express called his bowling splendid and reported that he was a most promising cricketer who was due to be employed at the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC 6 He made his first class cricket debut later the same month playing for a Surrey side against MCC at Lord s taking five wickets in the MCC second innings as they were dismissed for 15 runs 5 7 After being unable to find sponsorship to play as a professional at MCC or in Surrey Martingell moved to Kent in 1841 and was engaged working under Fuller Pilch at Canterbury 5 8 Pilch who was one of the leading cricketers of the time had managed the Old County Ground at Town Malling before moving to do the same at the Beverley Ground at Canterbury Under Pilch s tuition Martingell quickly became established as one of the best professionals playing at the time and played for Kent both before and after the formation of the first county club in 1842 and in matches at Lord s for a variety of sides In 1844 he was employed by the Earl of Ducie at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire and played for West of England teams four times in two years 5 7 In 1846 Martingell was one of the first two professionals to be employed by the newly formed Surrey County Cricket Club at The Oval 2 9 Dulcie having sold his property in Gloucestershire 5 He played for both Kent and Surrey until 1852 and as a professional turned out for a wide variety of other sides MCC England sides William Clarke s All England Eleven and played in 12 Gentlemen v Players matches between 1844 and 1858 2 7 10 He made his last appearance for Kent in 1854 and for Surrey in 1859 with his final first class matches in 1860 being played for MCC 7 In total Martingell played in 182 first class matches 49 of which were for Kent and 49 for Surrey 7 He was considered one of the best professional players of his era with both his batting and bowling considered to rank high 5 10 although his bowling was his greater strength 8 The Sporting Review of 1846 considered him a most excellent player and a thoroughly well conducted man 11 He was considered a fine judge of the game and held many coaching appointments including at Bradfield College Rugby School and Eton College 8 A benefit match held for him at The Oval in 1860 raised over 260 8 Personal life editMartingell married Caroline Evans at Monks Kirby in Warwickshire in 1850 2 He was known by the nickname Grannie and died at Eton Wick in Buckinghamshire in September 1897 aged 79 3 8 References edit Carlaw D 2020 Kent County Cricketers A to Z Part One 1806 1914 revised edition pp 371 373 Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Retrieved 2020 12 21 a b c d e Bateson JH 2009 William Martingell 1818 1897 The RH7 History Group Retrieved 2018 12 19 a b William Martingell CricInfo Retrieved 2018 12 19 Russell Martingell CricketArchive Retrieved 2018 12 19 a b c d e f Denison W 1846 Cricket Sketches of the Players pp 62 64 London Simpkin Marshall Available online Retrieved 2018 12 19 Quoted in Bateson op cit a b c d e William Martingell CricketArchive Retrieved 2018 12 19 a b c d e Brown RJ The Cricketer Reproduced at CricInfo Retrieved 2018 12 19 Leveson Gower HDG 1946 Hundred Years of Surrey Cricket Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1946 Retrieved 2018 12 19 a b Birley D 1999 A Social History of English Cricket p 80 London Aurum Press ISBN 978 1 78131 176 9 The Sporting Review July 1846 p 310 Available online Retrieved 2018 12 19 External links edit nbsp Media related to Will Martingell at Wikimedia Commons Will Martingell at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Will Martingell amp oldid 1156699760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
