George Northey
Personal information
Full name
George Wilbraham Northey
Born28 January 1835
Epsom, Surrey, England
Died12 March 1906(1906-03-12) (aged 71)
Box, Wiltshire, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 6
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2020

George Wilbraham Northey DL JP (28 January 1835 – 12 March 1906) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Edward Richard Northey, he was born at Epsom in January 1835.[1] He was a gentlemen cadet at Sandhurst in 1851, with him purchasing the rank of ensign in the Cameronians in September 1853.[2] The following year he purchased the rank of lieutenant.[3] Northey played first-class cricket in 1857, when he played for a combined Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex cricket team against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex first-innings by Cecil Fiennes, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by John Parker.[5]

In August 1858, he was appointed to be an instructor of musketry.[6] He married Louisa Barrow in September 1859, with the couple having thirteen children.[1] The following year he was promoted to captain in February 1860 and was appointed an adjutant at a Depot Battalion in October 1864.[7][8] He was promoted to major in October 1872,[9] before being placed on the retired list in June 1881 with the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel.[10][11] Northey was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire in April 1884,[12] in addition to serving as a justice of the peace for the county. He was for many years the president of Lansdown Cricket Club at Bristol.[13] Northey died in March 1906 at Ashley Manor at Box, Wiltshire.

References

  1. 1 2 The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Heritage Books. 2013. p. 548. ISBN 978-0788418723.
  2. ↑ "No. 21480". The London Gazette. 27 September 1853. p. 2627.
  3. ↑ "No. 21584". The London Gazette. 18 August 1854. p. 2564.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by George Northey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex v Gentlemen of England, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "No. 22183". The London Gazette. 17 September 1858. p. 4194.
  7. ↑ "No. 22358". The London Gazette. 21 February 1860. p. 601.
  8. ↑ "No. 7475". The Edinburgh Gazette. 14 October 1864. p. 1291.
  9. ↑ "No. 23910". The London Gazette. 18 October 1872. p. 4940.
  10. ↑ "No. 25021". The London Gazette. 30 September 1881. p. 4896.
  11. ↑ "No. 25450". The London Gazette. 10 March 1885. p. 1092.
  12. ↑ "No. 25341". The London Gazette. 11 April 1884. p. 1666.
  13. ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1906". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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