Frederick Morton Eden (cricketer)

Frederick Morton Eden (1 November 1829 – 11 March 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Frederick Morton Eden
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Morton Eden
Born1 November 1829
Messing, Essex, England
Died11 March 1917(1917-03-11) (aged 87)
South Kensington, London,
England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsFrederick Eden (cousin)
Sidney Olivier (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18491851Oxford University
1852Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 232
Batting average 17.84
100s/50s –/3
Top score 51
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 2
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/?
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020

The son of the bishop Robert Eden,[1] he was born in November 1829 at Messing, Essex. He was educated at both Rugby School and Eton College,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he was a fellow of All Souls College.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Oxford in 1849. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1851, making six appearances.[4] He scored 141 runs for Oxford, at an average of 14.10 and a high score of 51.[5] Eden played first-class cricket twice for the MCC in 1852, before appearing for the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of England in 1853.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Eden was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Militia as a lieutenant in February 1853.[6] He served in Corfu in 1854,[2] before being promoted to captain in August 1856.[7] A student of Lincoln's Inn, Eden was called to the bar in April 1858.[8] He was married twice during his life, with each marriage producing three children each, including Frederick Charles Eden from his first marriage to Louisa Ann Parker.[1] Eden died at South Kensington in March 1917. His cousin Frederick Eden and nephew Sidney Olivier both played first-class cricket.

References

  1. "Frederick Morton Eden". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. Mitchell, A. T. (1902). Rugby School Register 1842–1874. 2. A. J. Lawrence. p. 19.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 406.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Eden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Eden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. "No. 21409". The London Gazette. 8 February 1853. p. 333.
  7. "No. 21913". The London Gazette. 15 August 1856. p. 2809.
  8. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. pp. 136.
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