Robert Grimston (cricketer)
Encyclopedia
The Honourable Robert Grimston (born 18 September 1816 at Mayfair
, London
; died 7 April 1884 at Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire
) was an English amateur cricket
er.
and Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC), making 63 known appearances in first-class
matches from 1836 to 1855 .
He was a right-handed batsman (RHB).
. Three of his brothers James
, Edward
and Francis
all played first-class cricket, as did his nephews Walter Grimston
and Lord Hyde
.
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster.-History:Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today...
, London
London
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; died 7 April 1884 at Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
) was an English amateur cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er.
Career
He was mainly associated with Oxford UniversityOxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
and Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC), making 63 known appearances in first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches from 1836 to 1855 .
He was a right-handed batsman (RHB).
Family
Grimston was the fourth son of James Grimston, 1st Earl of VerulamJames Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam , styled Lord Dunboyne from 1775 until 1808 and known as Viscount Grimston from 1808 to 1815, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
. Three of his brothers James
James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam , known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson...
, Edward
Edward Grimston
The Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston was an English amateur cricketer and a Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.- Cricket :...
and Francis
Francis Grimston
The Reverend Honourable Francis Sylvester Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
all played first-class cricket, as did his nephews Walter Grimston
Walter Grimston
Walter Edward Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
and Lord Hyde
Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon PC , styled Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870, was a British Liberal Unionist politician...
.