Edward Taswell

Lieutenant-colonel Edward Taswell (21 June 1826 – 1 June 1889) was an English soldier and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1863.[1]

Taswell was born at Canterbury in 1826, the son of George Morris Taswell who was a Justice of the Peace.[2][3] He joined the Royal Artillery (RA) and was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in June 1845.

He served in the RA until retiring in 1870. As a captain Taswell served at the Siege of Sebastapol during the Crimean War in 1854 and was awarded the Crimea Medal and the Turkish Crimea Medal.[4] He was serving at Dover in 1861 in 273 Regiment before being promoted to the rank of major in 1867 and lieutenant-colonel in 1868. He retired with the honorary rank of colonel.[3][5][6]

Cricket

Taswell played for the Royal Artillery Cricket Club from 1846 to 1867. He played in minor matches for I Zingari, and then played for Gentlemen of Kent in 1847 during the first Canterbury Cricket Week to be held at the St Lawrence Ground. He made a total of nine appearances in important matches, all of them at the St Lawrence Ground, including three for Kent between 1860 and 1861.[7]

Taswell died at Worthing in Sussex in 1889 aged 62.[2] His brother, Henry, was also first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ Carlaw, pp. 514–515. (Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. ^ a b Edward Taswell, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  3. ^ a b Dover First and Last], Dover War Memorial Project, 2007. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  4. ^ Hart HG (1873) Hart's Army List, 1873, p.56. London: John Murray. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-02.)
  5. ^ The London Gazette, 1870-09-02, p.4040. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  6. ^ Hart op. cit., p.40.
  7. ^ Edward Taswell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-02.

Bibliography

  • Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.
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