Reginald Hargreaves

Reginald Gervis Hargreaves JP (13 October 1852 — 13 February 1926) was an English first-class cricketer.

Reginald Hargreaves

Personal information
Full name	Reginald Gervis Hargreaves
Born	(1852-10-13)13 October 1852 Accrington, Lancashire, England
Died	13 February 1926(1926-02-13) (aged 73) Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown-arm underarm
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1875–1885	Hampshire
1876–1878	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 25 Runs scored 544 Batting average 13.94 100s/50s –/– Top score 46 Balls bowled 612 Wickets 15 Bowling average 28.40 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/55 Catches/stumpings 17/0
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2009

Early life and education

The son of Jonathan Hargreaves and his wife, Anna Maria, he was born at Accrington in October 1852. He was educated at Eton College,^[1] before matriculating to Christ Church, Oxford; it would take him eight years to complete his degree.^[2]

First-class cricket

He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Catford Bridge. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1883, making twelve appearances.^[3] For Hampshire, he scored 307 runs at an average of 15.35, with a highest score of 38 not out.^[4] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 26.85, with best figures of 4 for 55.^[5] He also made four first-class appearances each for the Marylebone Cricket Club and the Gentlemen of England, in addition to appearing twice each for I Zingari and an England XI, and once for A. W. Ridley's XI.^[3] He was described in Wisden as "a good hitter, fields well at cover-point".^[6]

Personal life

Hargreaves married Alice Liddell, the girl who inspired Lewis Carroll's fantasy stories. The couple were married in 1880 at Westminster Abbey, with Sir John Stainer playing the organ at the ceremony.^[7] The couple's wedding received much press coverage.^[8] The couple had three sons, two of whom would be killed in action during the First World War.^[1][9]

He was a justice of the peace for both Suffolk and Hampshire, and lived at Cuffnells Park near Lyndhurst in the New Forest.^[1] Hargreaves was eminently interested in the welfare of Hampshire County Cricket Club, and was at the time of his death its vice-president. He died at Cuffnells in February 1926.^[6]

References

1. Walford, Edward (1860). The county families of the United Kingdom. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 615.
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hargreaves, Reginald Gervis" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Hargreaves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Hargreaves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
5. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Reginald Hargreaves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
6. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1926". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
7. Waltz, Robert B. (2013). Alice's Evidence: A New Look at Autism. Robert B. Waltz. p. 117.
8. Jiminez, Jill Berk (2013). Dictionary of Artists' Models. Abingdon-on-Thames: Taylor & Francis. p. 326. ISBN 9781135959142.
9. Skowera, Maciej (2022). "Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Wonderland: Lewis Carroll's Mythobiography and Contemporary Fiction". In Sanna, Antonio (ed.). Alice in Wonderland in Film and Popular Culture. London: Springer International Publishing. p. 60. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-02257-9_4. ISBN 9783031022579.

External links

• Reginald Hargreaves at ESPNcricinfo