George Wenman
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". George Wenman (27 October 1805 – 19 January 1837) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1834.[1][2]
Wenman was born at Benenden in Kent in 1805, the son of John and Elizabeth Wenman (née Gude), and was a member of the Wenman family, a number of whom played cricket;[3][4] his older brother John Wenman and cousins Charles and Ned WenmanTemplate:Efn all played for Kent sides in the early 19th century.[4][5][6][7] Wenman is known to have played village cricket for Benenden, at that point one of the best sides in England,[8] from 1822; a number of family members, including his uncle, also played for the side.[9] As well as his home village, Wenman played village cricket for Hawkhurst, another strong club side,Template:Efn and Leeds.[3]
Wenman made his first-class debut in June 1825 for a Kent XI against a Sussex side on Hawkhurst Moor.Template:Efn He played in a total of nine first-class matches, including five for Kent, making his final appearances in 1834 when he played twice for Kent against England sides, once for an England XI against Sussex,Template:Efn and once for the Players against the Gentlemen.Template:Efn[3][10] In his nine first-class matches he scored a total of 66 runs, with a highest score of 19 not out made against Sussex 1829.[3]
Professionally Wenman was a grocer and linen draper at Brookland, Kent. He died there in 1837 aged 31 and is buried at Benenden.[2][3]
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Bibliography
- Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition). (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum Press. Template:Isbn
- Haygarth A (1862a) Scores and Biographies, vol. 1 (1744–1826). London: Longman.
- Haygarth A (1862b) Scores and Biographies, vol. 2 (1827–1840). London: Longman.
- Milton H (1983) Kent Cricketers 1834–1983. Nottingham: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
- Milton H (1992) Cricket Grounds of Kent. Nottingham: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online. Retrieved 2022-04-04.)
- Moore D (1988) The History of Kent County Cricket Club. London: Christopher Helm. Template:ISBN
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