Lord Yarmouth
Encyclopedia
Francis Charles Seymour-Ingram, Lord Yarmouth (born 11 March 1777 in England
; died 1 March 1842, Westminster
) was an English amateur cricket
er who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to 1799. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquis of Hertford in June 1822 .
and was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC) .
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
; died 1 March 1842, Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
) was an English amateur cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to 1799. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquis of Hertford in June 1822 .
Career
He was mainly associated with SurreySurrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
and was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC) .