Edmund McCorquodale

Edmund George McCorquodale (23 July 1881 – 24 May 1904) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edmund McCorquodale

Personal information
Full name	Edmund George McCorquodale
Born	23 July 1881 Weybridge, Surrey, England
Died	24 May 1904(1904-05-24) (aged 22) Advie, Morayshire, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1899	Hertfordshire
1901	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 3 Batting average – 100s/50s –/– Top score 3* Balls bowled 228 Wickets 1 Bowling average 82.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/27 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2019

The son of George Frederick McCorquodale and his wife, Mary Augusta Walcott Henderson, he was born at Weybridge in July 1881.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1901, against Worcestershire and Surrey.[3] After injuring himself in the Surrey match, he featured in no further first-class matches for Cambridge.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1899, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] He died from appendicitis in May 1904 at Tulcan Lodge in Advie, Morayshire.[4]

References

1. "Edmund George McCorquodale". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
2. Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 258. ISBN 1108036147.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Edmund McCorquodale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1904". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edmund McCorquodale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

External links

• Edmund McCorquodale at ESPNcricinfo