William Inge (priest, born 1829)

William Inge
Personal information
Full name
William Inge
Born4 July 1829
Kegworth, Leicestershire, England
Died23 May 1903(1903-05-23) (aged 73)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1853Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 20
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 13*
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 7
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/?
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2020

William Inge (4 July 1829 – 23 May 1903) was an English clergyman and academic, who became the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford. He was also a first-class cricketer.

The son of Rev. Charles Inge and his wife Mary Anne Oldershaw, he was born in July 1829 at Kegworth, Leicestershire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School,[1] matriculating at Worcester College, Oxford in 1849, graduating B.A. in 1853.[2] While studying at Oxford, Inge made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1853, appearing against Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] In the match against Cambridge, he took a five wicket haul.[4]

Inge was elected a Fellow of Worcester College in 1853, a position he held until his resignation in 1859.[5] He took holy orders in the Church of England in 1857, with his first ecclesiastical posting being at Crayke, North Yorkshire as curate, a post he held until 1875. He took up the post of vicar at Alrewas, Staffordshire in 1875, which he held until 1881.[1] Inge was the provost of Worcester College from 1881 until his death at Oxford in May 1903.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b c Auden, J. E. (1909). Shrewsbury School Register. Woodhall, Minshall, &, Co., Claxton Press. p. 139.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Inge, William (3)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling Against Each Opponent William Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ Dodsley, J. (1904). Annual Register. p. 133.
  6. ^ "Wisden - Obitauries in 1903". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2020.