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.
Marten was educated at
Westminster School and
Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a banker, a partner in Messrs Call, Marten & Co. with
Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Baronet (28 September 1781 – 3 December 1851) is best known for holding the office of High Sheriff of Cornwall between 1807 and 1808, and for being a partner in a London banking house.
He was the fifth child and se ...
and his son. Their bank was taken over in 1865 by Messrs Herries, Farquhar & Co., later acquired by
Lloyds Bank.
His nephew,
George Marten, was also a first-class cricketer.
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English cricketers
English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
Cambridge University cricketers
1801 births
1876 deaths
People educated at Westminster School, London
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
English bankers
19th-century English businesspeople
Cricketers from Greater London
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