william, garnett, cricketer, william, bishton, garnett, june, 1816, january, 1903, english, first, class, cricketer, clergyman, william, garnettpersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, bishton, garnettborn27, june, 1816nantwich, cheshire, englanddied11, january. William Bishton Garnett 27 June 1816 11 January 1903 was an English first class cricketer and clergyman William GarnettPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Bishton GarnettBorn27 June 1816Nantwich Cheshire EnglandDied11 January 1903 1903 01 11 aged 86 Shifnal Shropshire EnglandBattingUnknownDomestic team informationYearsTeam1839Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 22Batting average 11 00100s 50s Top score 12Catches stumpings 1 Source Cricinfo 9 March 2020The son of The Reverend William Garnett senior he was born at Nantwich in June 1817 He was educated at Shrewsbury School 1 before matriculating at Brasenose College Oxford in 1835 graduating B A in 1840 and M A in 1853 2 While studying at Oxford he made a single appearance in first class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1839 3 Batting twice in the match Garnett was dismissed for 10 runs by William Bonsey in the Oxford first innings while in their second innings he was dismissed for 12 runs by James Cobbett 4 Garnett was also a member of the Oxford University Boat Club and was a cox for the Oxford team in the 1840 Boat Race 1 After graduating from Oxford Garnett took holy orders in the Church of England becoming a preacher at Bunbury from 1853 63 and was later a justice of the peace for both Montgomeryshire and Shropshire 1 He changed his name by royal license to William Bishton Garnett Botfield in 1863 following the death of his cousin Beriah Botfield who had died without issue 5 Garnett died at Shifnal in January 1903 References edit a b c Auden J E 1909 Shrewsbury School Register Woodhall Minshall amp Co Claxton Press p 66 Foster Joseph 1888 1892 Botfield Rev William Bishton Garnett Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Oxford Parker and Co via Wikisource First Class Matches played by William Garnett CricketArchive Retrieved 9 March 2020 Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club 1839 CricketArchive Retrieved 9 March 2020 No 22785 The London Gazette 3 November 1863 p 5193 External links editWilliam Garnett at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Garnett cricketer amp oldid 1183277681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
