Thomas Anson (cricketer)
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Thomas Anchitel Anson was an English clergyman and cricket
er who played first class cricket for Cambridge University
from 1839 to 1842 and for Marylebone Cricket Club
from 1839 to 1845.
Anson was the seventh son of General Sir George Anson. He was educated at Eton
and Jesus College, Cambridge
where he was a circketer and rower. He was awarded his cricket 'blue,' in 1839 and was described as one of the best amateur wicketkeepers of his day. He also played for teams including Cambridge Town Club, England, Gentlemen, Gentlemen of England, Gentlemen of the South, Oxford and Cambridge Universities and Slow Bowlers. His highest score of 72* came when playing for Marylebone Cricket Club in a match against Oxford University
in 1841. In the same year Anson rowed for the Cambridge Subscription Rooms crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup
at Henley Royal Regatta
.
Anson was ordained deacon (London) on 18 December 1842 and priest (Norwich) on 13 August 1843. He was curate of Mistley
, Essex
, from 1842 to 1843, rector of Billingford, Norfolk, from 1843 to 1850 and rector of Longford, Derbyshire
from 1850 to 1899. He was rural dean from 1869 to 1899.
Anson died at Longford rectory aged 80.
Anson married Ann Jane Packe, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Packe of Twyford Hall, Norfolk, on 5 August 1846.
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 played first class cricket for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
from 1839 to 1842 and for 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...
from 1839 to 1845.
Anson was the seventh son of General Sir George Anson. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
where he was a circketer and rower. He was awarded his cricket 'blue,' in 1839 and was described as one of the best amateur wicketkeepers of his day. He also played for teams including Cambridge Town Club, England, Gentlemen, Gentlemen of England, Gentlemen of the South, Oxford and Cambridge Universities and Slow Bowlers. His highest score of 72* came when playing for Marylebone Cricket Club in a match against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in 1841. In the same year Anson rowed for the Cambridge Subscription Rooms crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup
Grand Challenge Cup
The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and most prestigious event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs...
at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
.
Anson was ordained deacon (London) on 18 December 1842 and priest (Norwich) on 13 August 1843. He was curate of Mistley
Mistley
Mistley is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with, Manningtree. The parish consists of Mistley and New Mistley, both lying beside the Stour Estuary, and Mistley Heath a...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, from 1842 to 1843, rector of Billingford, Norfolk, from 1843 to 1850 and rector of Longford, Derbyshire
Longford, Derbyshire
Longford is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is six miles from Ashbourne and eleven miles west of Derby.-History:In 1872 the parish of Longford was described as having just over 1150 people and 220 dwellings. This parish took in the settlements of Alkmonton, Rodsley, Hollington and the...
from 1850 to 1899. He was rural dean from 1869 to 1899.
Anson died at Longford rectory aged 80.
Anson married Ann Jane Packe, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Packe of Twyford Hall, Norfolk, on 5 August 1846.