Oliver Pell

Oliver Pell (sixth from right) and other members of William Clarke's All-England Eleven in 1847.

Oliver Claude Pell (born 3 September 1826 at Pinner Hill, Middlesex; died 17 October 1891 at Wilburton Manor, Ely, Cambridgeshire) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1848.

Oliver Pell was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] A right-handed batsman who was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 39 known appearances in first-class matches.^[2] He represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series and was an original member of William Clarke's All-England Eleven.

Pell was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1851, and practiced at the Chancery Bar. He also won prizes at Wimbledon in rifle shooting and was a member of the English VIII which defeated Scotland in 1868.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pell, Oliver Claude in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
2. ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2 December 2008.

External links

• Player Profile: Oliver Pell from CricketArchive

Further reading

• H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962
• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-11 (1744-1870), Lillywhite, 1862-72

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Date of birth	3 September 1826
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Date of death	17 October 1891
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