George Cherry (cricketer)

George Charles Cherry JP (26 January 1822 – 12 June 1887) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

George Cherry

Personal information
Full name	George Charles Cherry
Born	26 January 1822 Kintbury, Berkshire, England
Died	12 June 1887(1887-06-12) (aged 65) Kintbury, Berkshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1841–1844	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 122 Batting average 7.17 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2020

The son of the politician George Henry Cherry,[1] he was born in January 1822 at Kintbury, Berkshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1841. He made eight further first-class appearances for Oxford, with his final appearance coming in 1844.[4] In his nine first-class matches, he scored 122 runs at an average of 7.17, with a high score of 20.[5]

A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in May 1848.[6] He was the High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1871 and served as a justice of the peace.[7][2] Cherry was the chairman of the Berkshire quarter sessions from 1885–87. He died at Denford House at Kintbury in June 1887.[2][6] His grandfather was George Frederick Cherry, a political officer of the East India Company.