Patrick Russel (cricketer)
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| Full name | Patrick Russel | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1857 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1917 (aged 59) City of London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Russel (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1894 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Patrick Russel (16 October 1857 – 12 October 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and tea merchant.
The son of Alexander Russel of The Scotsman, he was born at Edinburgh in October 1857. He was educated at both the Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.[1][2] After completing his education, Russel worked largely in British India as a tea planter and merchant.[1] He was a keen cricketer who played club cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club and Grange Cricket Club, in addition to playing minor matches for Scotland in 1878.[3] Russel appeared once in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), captaining the club against Derbyshire at Lord's in 1894.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the MCC first innings without scoring by George Davidson, while in their second innings following-on, he was unbeaten on 25, with Derbyshire going onto win the match by 7 wickets.[5] He died on 12 October 1917 from heart failure, immediately following a meeting of the Imperial Tea Company of which he was a director.[6] His brother, John, also played first-class cricket.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Henderson, Thomas (1914). The Edinburgh Academy Register. T. & A. Constable. p. 313.
- ^ The Fettes College Register, 1870 to 1889. Pillans & Wilson. 1889. p. 25.
- ^ "Teams Patrick Russel played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Patrick Russel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire, 1894". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Further control of tea. Evening Mail. 19 October 1917. p. 1