Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (14 March 1769 – 28 October 1846) was an English first-class cricketer with amateur status who was active in the 1790s playing for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was born the son of Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet and succeeded his father in 1780. As a cricketer he was recorded in one first-class match in 1792, totalling 19 runs with a highest score of 19.[1]

George Wombwell
Arms as baronet
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Wombwell
Born14 March 1769
England
Died28 October 1846 (1846-10-29) (aged 77)
Battingunknown hand
Bowlingunderarm: unknown hand and type
Rolebatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1792Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Career statistics
Source: Arthur Haygarth, 20 March 2013

He married twice: firstly Lady Anne Belasyse, daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg of Newborough, Yorkshire with whom he had two sons, and secondly Eliza Little, daughter of T. E. Little with whom he had a son and a daughter. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet

Coat of arms of Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet
Crest
A unicorn's head couped Argent.
Escutcheon
Gules a bend between six unicorns' heads couped Argent.
Motto
In Well Beware [2]

References

  1. "George Wombwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.

Bibliography

  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.


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