Edmund McCorquodale

Edmund George McCorquodale (23 July 1881 – 24 May 1904) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edmund McCorquodale
Personal information
Full nameEdmund George McCorquodale
Born23 July 1881
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Died24 May 1904(1904-05-24) (aged 22)
Advie, Morayshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899Hertfordshire
1901Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 3
Batting average –
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3*
Balls bowled 228
Wickets 1
Bowling average 82.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/27
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2019

The son of George Frederick McCorquodale and his wife, Mary Augusta Walcott Henderson, he was born at Weybridge in July 1881.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1901, against Worcestershire and Surrey.[3] After injuring himself in the Surrey match, he featured in no further first-class matches for Cambridge.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1899, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] He died from appendicitis in May 1904 at Tulcan Lodge in Advie, Morayshire.[4]

References
  1. "Edmund George McCorquodale". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-1108036146.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Edmund McCorquodale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1904". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edmund McCorquodale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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