William Kington
Personal information
Born(1838-09-24)24 September 1838
Bristol, England
Died21 April 1898(1898-04-21) (aged 59)
Montreux, Switzerland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1858Manchester
1875–1876Gloucestershire
Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2014

William Miles Nairne Kington (24 September 1838 21 April 1898) was an English army officer and cricketer.

He was the son of Thomas Kington, the younger (1796–1857), and was educated at Harrow School.[1][2] In 1858 he was a cornet in the 5th Dragoon Guards. In 1864 he was a captain. He became lieutenant-colonel in the 4th Hussars, and retired in 1880.[3][2]

Kington played cricket for Manchester in the 1858 season and later for Gloucestershire in 1875 and 1876.[4]

References

  1. "Summary of Individual Thomas Kington the younger (1796–1857), Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Reginald Courtenay Welch (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 198.
  3. Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List. J. Murray. 1859. p. 133.
  4. "William Kington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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