Foster Cunliffe

Foster Cunliffe
Cunliffe in around 1895
Personal information
Born17 August 1875
Belgravia, London, England
Died10 July 1916 (aged 40)
Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1898Oxford University Cricket Club
1897–1903Middlesex County Cricket Club
1899–1903MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 56
Runs scored 1,053
Batting average 15.26
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 70
Balls bowled 11,304
Wickets 235
Bowling average 21.78
5 wickets in innings 15
10 wickets in match 10
Best bowling 8/26
Catches/stumpings 25/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 November 2022

Sir Foster Hugh Egerton Cunliffe, 6th Baronet (17 August 1875 – 10 July 1916) was an English historian and first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University from 1895 to 1898, for Middlesex from 1897 to 1903 and for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1899 to 1903. He was killed serving in World War I.[1]

  1. ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 2 of 5". Cricket Country. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2018.