John Inge (cricketer)

John Inge
Personal information
Full name
John Walter Inge
Born31 March 1839
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Died9 January 1919(1919-01-09) (aged 79)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Relations
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 13
Batting average 6.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 9
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2020

John Walter Inge (31 March 1839 – 9 January 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Charles Inge, he was born in March 1839 at Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. He was educated firstly at Rossall School until 1853,[1] before attending Charterhouse School from 1853 to 1856.[2] After completing his education, Inge was commissioned into the British Army as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in June 1860.[3] Inge made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury in August 1863.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 4 runs in the Gentlemen of Kent first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 9 runs by George Milman.[5]

Inge was promoted to captain in November 1872,[6] with him later serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878–80, during which he was decorated.[1] He was promoted to major in February 1881,[7] before gaining the rank of lieutenant colonel in September 1887.[8] Having completed five years as a regimental lieutenant colonel, he was retired from active service in September 1892.[9] Inge died at Hollywell Lodge in Oxford in January 1919.[10] His brothers Francis and William both played first-class cricket, as did his great-nephew Will Inge.

  1. ^ a b Deane, Edward J. (1910). The Rossall School Register 1844–1905. Lee & Nightingale. p. 111.
  2. ^ List of Carthusians, 1800 to 1879. Farncombe and Company. 1879. p. 127.
  3. ^ "No. 22399". The London Gazette. 29 June 1860. p. 2432.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, 1863". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 22922". The London Gazette. 22 November 1872. p. 5452.
  7. ^ "No. 24942". The London Gazette. 25 February 1881. p. 850.
  8. ^ "No. 25740". The London Gazette. 20 September 1887. p. 5047.
  9. ^ "No. 26325". The London Gazette. 13 September 1892. p. 5212.
  10. ^ "Wisden - Other deaths in 1919". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2020.