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Attfield is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George Attfield (1826–1925), English cricketer * Henry Attfield (1756–c. 1829), English cricketer * Jeremy Attfield (born 1972), English cricketer *Paul Attfield (born 1962), British academic *Robin Attfield, British academic *Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield had ... (born 1939), Canadian thoroughbred trainer * William Attfield (1823–1876), English cricketer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Attfield
George Cooke Attfield (27 January 1826 – 16 January 1925) was an English medical practitioner and first-class cricketer. Early life and background George Attfield was born at Bath, Somerset. The entry in the Rugby School register for his brother William Attfield, also a cricketer, gives their father as "Rev. W. Attfield, Park-Street", Bath. The Rev. William Attfield, a graduate of Oriel College, Oxford, died at 14 Park Street, Bath in 1861, aged 71; a newspaper report from 1926 confirms he was George's father, and states he played twice for the Gentlemen against the Players. From 1814 he was a curate at St Alkmund, Shrewsbury, and in 1821 he married Mary Anne Cooke, third daughter of S. Cooke of Swan Hill House, Shrewsbury. Cricket Attfield's batting style is unknown. He made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the West of England in 1845 at Cricket Down, Bath. His next first-class appearance came six years later in 1851 for the Surrey Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Attfield
Henry Attfield (1756 – c. 1829) was an English cricketer who made his first known appearance in the 1773 season. Aged 17 at the time, he must have been a genuine 1773 debutant. He was a native of Bagshot in Surrey. He played frequently for Surrey but was still only 26 when his career ended in 1782. He seems to have been known as "Field" and this often appeared on old scorecards. References * ''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'' by G B Buckley (FL18) * ''The Dawn of Cricket'' by H T Waghorn (WDC) * ''Scores & Biographies, Volume 1'' by Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ... (SBnnn) * ''The Glory Days of Cricket'' by Ashley Mote (GDC) * ''John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time"'' by Ashley Mote English cricketers Surrey cricketers English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Attfield
Jeremy Attfield (born 5 March 1972) is an English first-class cricketer. He played in six matches for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1995. See also * List of Oxford University Cricket Club players This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) in top-class matches since the club was first recorded in 1827. OUCC teams have always had important or first-class cricket status. Birl ... References External links * 1972 births Living people English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Sportspeople from Kettering Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Cricketers from Northamptonshire {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Attfield
John Paul Attfield (born 1962) One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: is a Professor of Materials science in the School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC). Education Attfield was educated at Durham Johnston School in Durham, England and the University of Oxford where he was a student at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry followed by a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987 for his work on chemical crystallography supervised by Anthony Cheetham and Peter Battle. Career and research Attfield was appointed a lecturer, and subsequently a Reader at the University of Cambridge from 1991 to 2003. Attfield's research focuses on synthesis, structural studies, and property measurements for electronic materials such as transition metal oxides. His research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Attfield
Robin Attfield, MA (Oxon), PhD (Wales) has been Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University since 1992. Robin Attfield read Greats ('' Literae Humaniores'') at Christ Church and theology at Regent's Park College, Oxford. He is a member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy; a co-opted member of the executive committee of the British Philosophical Association; Chair of the Cardiff Branch of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and a member of the UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ... working party on environmental ethics. Publications Books authored or edited by Robin Attfield include: # ''Environmental Ethics: An Overview for the Twenty-First Century'' (Polity-Blackwell, 2003; 2nd Ed 2014-03-31) # ''Creation, Evolution and Meaning'' (Ashgate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Attfield
Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970. Five years later he returned to the sport he loved and began working as a trainer of show jumping horses and eventually was offered the chance to train thoroughbred race horses. Instant success led to training opportunities for other owners including for Frank Stronach and Kinghaven Farms where he met with his greatest success. A resident of Nobleton, Ontario, Roger Attfield won the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer a record six times. Of the seven horses who have won the Canadian Triple Crown, three were trained by Attfield. A winner of twenty Canadian Triple Crown races, he holds or equals the record for most wins in each of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |