Algernon Oswald Whiting (23 April 1861 – 23 January 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and tea planter.
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| Full name | Algernon Oswald Whiting | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1861 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1931 (aged 69) Worcester Park, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1881–1882 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of George Whiting, he was born at Kensington in April 1861. He was educated firstly at Charterhouse School, before leaving there for Sherborne School in 1874.[1] From Sherborne, he went up to Merton College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1881. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1882, making a total of nine appearances.[3] Whiting scored a total of 317 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 18.64 and a high score of 80.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, Whiting became a tea planter at Haputale in British Ceylon.[1] While in Ceylon, he was a key figure in the early growth of cricket on the island.[5] By the late 1920s, he held a number of directorships of tea and rubber plantations in Ceylon.[6] Whiting died in January 1931 at Worcester Park, Surrey.
References edit
- ^ a b Charterhouse Register, 1872-1910. Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 65.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Algernon Whiting". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Algernon Whiting". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Wisden - Supplementary obituaries in 1930-31". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ The Directory of Directors for 1927. Thomas Skinner & Company. 1927. p. 1673.