Robert Honywood
Personal information
Full name
Robert Honywood
Born6 April 1825
Marks Hall, Essex, England
Died25 December 1870(1870-12-25) (aged 45)
Westminster, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18451847Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 88
Batting average 6.76
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2020

Robert Honywood (6 April 1825 – 25 December 1870) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of the politician William Philip Honywood,[1] he was born at Marks Hall in Essex in April 1825. He was educated at Eton College,[2] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1845–47, making seven appearances.[3] He scored 88 runs in his seven appearances, at an average of 6.76 and a high score of 18.[4] Honywood died at Westminster in December 1870.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Honywood, Robert" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co via Wikisource.
  2. 1 2 The Eton Register 1841–1850. Spottiswode & Co. Ltd. 1903. p. 23.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Robert Honywood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Honywood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.


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