Frederick Eden (cricketer)

Frederick Eden (26 June 1829 – 5 December 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Frederick Eden

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Eden
Born	26 June 1829 Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Died	5 December 1916 (aged 87) Venice, Veneto, Italy
Batting	Unknown
Relations	Frederick Eden (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1850	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 19 Batting average 9.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 18 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2020

The son of Arthur Eden, he was born in June 1829 at Wimbledon. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Merton College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1850.[2] Batting twice in the match, he opened the batting alongside his cousin Frederick Morton Eden, scoring 18 runs in the Oxford first-innings before being dismissed by Jemmy Dean, while in their second-innings he as dismissed for a single run by the same bowler.[3] A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar in April 1864.[4] Eden died at Venice in December 1916.

References

1. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 406.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Eden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1850". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 136.

External links

• Frederick Eden at ESPNcricinfo