Personal information | |
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Full name | Lord Frederick de Vere Beauclerk |
Born | London, England | 8 May 1773
Died | 22 April 1850 Westminster, England | (aged 76)
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Slow underarm |
Role | All-rounder |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1791–1825 | Marylebone Cricket Club |
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 13 July 2009 |
The Reverend Lord Frederick de Vere Beauclerk (8 May 1773 – 22 April 1850), a 19th-century Anglican priest, was an outstanding but controversial English first-class cricketer, the leading "amateur" player of the Napoleonic period.
Lord Frederick played for 35 years from 1791 to 1825, and served as President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for 1826–27.[1]