Robert Broughton (cricketer)
Robert John Porcher Broughton (11 July 1816 – 15 June 1911) was an English amateur cricketer who played from 1836 to 1864.
Life
Robert Broughton was the son of Robert Edwards Broughton, born at Farnham in Surrey and educated at Harrow School. He matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge in 1835, graduating B.A. 1840 and M.A. 1845.[1]
Mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 26 known appearances in important matches.[2] Broughton was an outstanding fielder who specialised at cover point.[3] His grandson, John Cowley, also played.
Broughton died at Callipers Hall, Chipperfield, Hertfordshire in 1911.
Family
Broughton married in 1847 Louisa Heaton-Ellis, daughter of Charles Heaton-Ellis of Wyddial Hall and his wife Louisa Stracey, sister of Henry Stracey.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Broughton, Robert John Porcher (BRTN835RJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
- ↑ H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962, p.115.
- ↑ "Marriages". Bucks Herald. 12 June 1847. p. 4.
- ↑ Debrett, John (1878). Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Baronetage, Titles of Courtesy and the Knightage. Kelly's Directories. p. 452.
Bibliography
- Haygarth, Arthur (1996) [1862]. Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1997) [1862]. Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.
- 1816 births
- 1911 deaths
- English cricketers
- English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Cambridge University cricketers
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
- Cambridge Town Club cricketers
- The Bs cricketers
- Gentlemen of England cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1810s birth stubs