Quintin Twiss

Quintin William Francis Twiss (13 March 1835 – 7 August 1900) was an English first-class cricketer and actor.

Quintin Twiss

Personal information
Full name	Quintin William Francis Twiss
Born	13 March 1835 Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died	7 August 1900(1900-08-07) (aged 65) Westminster, London, England
Batting	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 2.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 4 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2019

The son of the politician Horace Twiss, he was born at Westminster in March 1835. Twiss was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford he developed an interest in acting and was known to Lewis Carroll, three years his senior.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he became a clerk at the Treasury,[1] though he maintained his status as a well known amateur actor by performing in numerous stage productions.[3] He appeared in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex at Canterbury in 1857.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Gentlemen of England's first-innings without scoring by South Norton, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler.[5] Twiss died at Westminster in August 1900. His extended family included his grandmother, the actress Frances Kemble, and his grandfather Francis Twiss.[3]

References

1. Foster, Joseph (2016). Oxford Men & Their Colleges. Wentworth Press. p. 419. ISBN 1371813361.
2. Wakeling, Edward (2014). Lewis Carroll: The Man and his Circle. I. B.Tauris. p. 198. ISBN 1780768206.
3. "Col. de Bathe & Q. Twiss as Spoff & Puggs in the farce of "Shocking Events"". www.ricardophotoalbum.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Quintin Twiss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
5. "Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex v Gentlemen of England, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

External links

• Quintin Twiss at ESPNcricinfo