Edward Estridge was an English

England

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who played for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1874.

Estridge was born in Hounslow

Hounslow

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, Middlesex

Middlesex

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. He was educated at Tonbridge School

Tonbridge School

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 and Trinity College, Oxford

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. He played for the Gentlemen of Kent from 1863 to 1866 and for the Incogniti

Incogniti

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 from 1867 to 1871. He became an assistant master at Repton School

Repton School

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.

Estridge made his debut in his only match for Derbyshire in the 1874 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1874

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1874 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent joined Lancashire to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874...

 against Lancashire, when as a lower-order batsman, he was run out for 4.

Estridge died in Abingdon

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

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at the age of 76.