George Strickland Marriott (7 October 1855 – 21 October 1905) was an

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first-class

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er and clergyman. The son of Reverend James Powell Marriott, he was born in October 1855 at Cotesbach, Leicestershire. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in

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for

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in 1878, playing twice against the

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and once against

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in The University Match at

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. In addition to playing at first-class level, he also played minor matches for

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, then a second-class county. After graduating from Oxford, he attended the Leeds Clergy School in 1881. He took holy orders in the

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the following year, with him obtaining his first ecclesiastical post as curate of

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from 1881–83. He moved south in 1884 to

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, where he was curate until 1885. He returned to his hometown in 1886, where he held the post of rector until 1897. Moving to

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, he held the posts of rector of Beighton and vicar of

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from 1897–99, before becoming the rector of

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in the

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until his death there in October 1905. He was survived by his wife, Gertrude, who he had married in 1885 and their two children. His brother

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was a first-class cricketer, as were two his nephews, Peter Scott and Robert Scott.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marriott, George 1855 births 1905 deaths People from Harborough District Cricketers from Leicestershire People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers 19th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English Anglican priests