George Marten
Personal information
Full name
George Robert Marten
Born(1801-05-03)3 May 1801
London
Died(1876-06-17)17 June 1876
St Albans, Hertfordshire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1821Cambridge University
Source: CricketArchive, 31 March 2013

George Robert Marten (3 May 1801 – 17 June 1876) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University in one match in 1821, totalling 11 runs with a highest score of 9.[1]

Marten was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He became a banker, a partner in Messrs Call, Marten & Co. with Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet and his son.[3] Their bank was taken over in 1865 by Messrs Herries, Farquhar & Co., later acquired by Lloyds Bank.[4] His nephew, George Marten, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. "George Marten". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. "Marten, George Robert (MRTN818GR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. "No. 21186". The London Gazette. 26 February 1851. p. 588.
  4. "Herries, Farquhar & Co". Lloyds Banking Group plc.

Bibliography

  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.


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