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William Inge (priest, born 1829)
English cricketer and clergyman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Inge (4 July 1829 – 23 May 1903) was an English clergyman and academic, who became the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford. He was also a first-class cricketer.
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Full name | William Inge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 4 July 1829 Kegworth, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 May 1903(1903-05-23) (aged 73) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Francis Inge (brother) John Inge (brother) Will Inge (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1853 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2020 |
The son of Rev. Charles Inge and his wife Mary Anne Oldershaw, he was born in July 1829 at Kegworth, Leicestershire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School,[1] matriculating at Worcester College, Oxford in 1849, graduating B.A. in 1853.[2] While studying at Oxford, Inge made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1853, appearing against Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] In the match against Cambridge, he took a five wicket haul.[4]
Inge was elected a Fellow of Worcester College in 1853, a position he held until his resignation in 1859.[5] He took holy orders in the Church of England in 1857, with his first ecclesiastical posting being at Crayke, North Yorkshire as curate, a post he held until 1875. He took up the post of vicar at Alrewas, Staffordshire in 1875, which he held until 1881.[1] Inge was the provost of Worcester College from 1881 until his death at Oxford in May 1903.[1][6]