Edward Saunderson Vernon (6 March 1851 – 27 June 1902) was a New Zealand

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er. He played two first-class matches for

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, one in each of the 1878–79 and 1879–80 seasons. Vernon was born at

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in Ireland in 1851 and educated at

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in England and Christ's College in New Zealand. He was in the Marlborough cricket XI in 1867 and 1868.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 133. Cardiff:

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. Edward Vernon
CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023. He was the son of John Vernon, a wealthy landowner and member of the

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who lived at Erne Hll in

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. Both of Vernon's first-class matches were played against

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; he scored a total of 22 runs and did not take a wicket in them. He also played for Otago sides against touring English teams in January 1881 and January 1882 and for

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against the touring

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side in February 1884. Vernon worked as a merchant. He lived at

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and at

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and died on board ship in 1902 aged 51.Anglo-colonial notes, ''

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'', volume CVIII, issue 12895, 15 August 1902, p. 7.
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. Retrieved 4 June 2023.)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vernon, Edward 1851 births 1902 deaths New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dublin (city) People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch People who died at sea