Robert Sutton (cricketer, born 1813)

Robert Sutton
Personal information
Full name
Robert Sutton
Born1 May 1813
Kelham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died10 March 1885(1885-03-10) (aged 71)
Scawby, Lincolnshire, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2019

Robert Sutton (1 May 1813 – 10 March 1885) JP was an English first-class cricketer and reverend.

The son of Robert Nassau Sutton and his wife, Mary Georgiana Manners-Sutton, at Kelham and was educated at Eton College.[1][2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Southwell against England at Southwell in 1846.[3] He batted once in the match, scoring 5 runs in the Gentlemen of Southwell's first-innings before he was dismissed by Jemmy Dean.[4] The following year he married Charlotte Nelthorpe, with the couple having eight children.[1] He was the rector at Bilsthorpe, as well as serving as a Justice of the Peace in Lindsey, Lincolnshire.[1]

He died in March 1885 at Scawby, Lincolnshire. His wife had predeceased him thirteen years previously.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Burke's Peerage 2003[page needed]
  2. ^ "Player profile: Robert Sutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Sutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen of Southwell v England, 1846". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2019.