John Kitson

For the English-born architectural sculptor in the United States, see John William Kitson.

John Francis Kitson (9 March 1818 – 29 July 1907) was an English cleric and cricketer, an alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.^[1]

Born in Crediton, Devon, he was the son of the Rev. John Lane Kitson. He matriculated at Exeter College in 1837, graduating B.A. in 1841.^[1] He played one first-class cricket match for Oxford University Cricket Club on 24 May 1838.^[2][3] An opening-batsman of unknown handedness, he scored a pair – two scores of zero – against the Marylebone Cricket Club who were victorious by 47 runs.^[4]

Kitson became vicar of Antony, Cornwall.^[1] He died in Torpoint, Cornwall.^[2] In 1866 he married Charlotte Henrietta Edmonstone, daughter of William Edmonstone.^[5] They had eight sons and four daughters.^[6]

References

1. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Kitson, John Francis
2. "Player Profile: John Kitson". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
3. "Player Profile: John Kitson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
4. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club - First-class no. 529, 1838 season". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
5. Lodge, Edmund (1877). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers. p. 742. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
6. Ranieval, The Marquis of Ruvigny and (2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume. Heritage Books. p. 569. ISBN 9780788418723. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• John Kitson at ESPNcricinfo