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| Full name | Scholes Butler Birch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 July 1826 Failsworth, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1910 (aged 83) Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Lea Birch (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1849–1851 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scholes Butler Birch (30 July 1826 – 13 April 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and medical doctor.
The son of the first-class cricketer Lea Birch,[1] he was born at Failsworth, Lancashire and studied medicine at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Yorkshire at Manchester.[3] He played in first-class matches for Manchester on six occasions between 1845 and 1852, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851.[3] Across six first-class matches, Birch scored 84 runs at an average of 7.00, with a high score of 33.[4] He was one of the earliest members of the Free Foresters Cricket Club.[1] He died in April 1910 at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.[1]