William Knatchbull-Hugessen

William Western Knatchbull-Hugessen (23 May 1837 – 6 September 1864) was an English amateur cricketer. The son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet and his second wife Fanny, Knatchbull-Hugessen was born at Mersham-Hatch in Kent in 1837.[1] He played cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent side between 1856 and 1860, making two appearances for the side in first-class cricket during 1858, both against the Gentlemen of England team.[2] He also played one first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1859.[2]

Knatchbull-Hugessen died at St Leonards on Sea in Sussex in September 1864 aged 27.[3] A memorial tablet was erected in the church of St John the Baptist in Mersham.[1] His brother, Edward became the first Baron Brabourne in 1880. Edward's son Cecil, who later became the fourth Baron Brabourne, also played first-class cricket, mainly playing for Cambridge University, but also making one appearance for Kent.[4][5]

References
  1. William Western Knatchbull-Hugessen, Find a Grave. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  2. William Knatchbull-Hugessen, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  3. William Knatchbull-Hugessen, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  4. Obituary - Lord Brabourne, The Times, 1933-02-16, p.14.
  5. Brabourne, Supplementary List of Deaths in 1931-32 and 1933, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1935. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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