Frederick Pigou

Frederick John Pigou (27 March 1815 – 7 February 1847) was an English first-class cricketer.

Frederick Pigou

Personal information
Full name	Frederick John Pigou
Born	25 March 1815 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	7 February 1847(1847-02-07) (aged 31) Westminster, London, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1836	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 42 Batting average 5.25 100s/50s –/– Top score 12 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2020

The son of Henry Minchin Pigou and Elizabeth Bird,[1] he was born in British India at Calcutta in March 1815. Pigou was later sent to England to attend Harrow School.[2] Pigou played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1836, playing twice against Cambridge University and once against Oxford University. In the same year he played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's.[3] In hs four first-class matches, Pigou scored 42 runs with a high score of 12.[4] Shortly after leaving Harrow he married without the consent of his father and was disinherited. Pigou gained employment with the London and Birmingham Railway in 1840, becoming the first station master at Rugby railway station.[2] He died at Westminster in February 1847, leaving his wife an annuity from dividends made on his investments.[5][6]

References

1. "Frederick John Pigou". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
2. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 132.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Pigou". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. "Player profile: Frederick Pigou". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. Knight, Karen Lovejoy (2018). A.C. Pigou and the 'Marshallian' Thought Style. Springer. p. 21. ISBN 303001018X.
6. Births. Northampton Mercury. 13 February 1847. p. 3

External links

• Frederick Pigou at ESPNcricinfo