The Reverend
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Lord Frederick de Vere Beauclerk (8 May 1773 – 22 April 1850), a 19th-century
Anglican priest
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, was an outstanding but controversial
English
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first-class cricket
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er, the leading "amateur" player of the
Napoleonic period
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.
Lord Frederick played for 35 years from 1791 to 1825, and served as
President
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of
Marylebone Cricket Club
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(MCC) for 1826–27.
Early life and ecclesiastical career
Beauclerk was born in
London
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on 8 May 1773, the fourth son of
Aubrey, 5th Duke of St Albans and his wife, the former
Lady Catherine Ponsonby, daughter of
William, 2nd Earl of Bessborough by his wife
Lady Caroline Cavendish.
After
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.
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, Beauclerk went up to
Trinity College, Cambridge
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, being admitted in 1790 aged 17, graduating
M.A.
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1792, receiving
D.D.
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In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ra ...
1824.
Like other younger sons of the
nobility
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, Beauclerk entered
holy orders, being ordained
deacon
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in 1795 and
priest
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in 1797. He was appointed
Vicar
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of
Kimpton (1797–1827), being
presented in 1827 to the
parish
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of
Redbourn
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and then
St Michael's Church, St Albans
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(1828–1850).
However, he "never allowed his clerical duties to interfere materially with the claims of cricket"
[ and "his sermons were legendary for their dullness".][CricInfo – ''Cricket's original sin'']
Retrieved on 25 May 2010.
Ecclesiastical ministry
During his ministry
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* Christian ...
in the Church of England
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, Beauclerk held the following ecclesiastical appointments:
*Vicar of Kimpton (1797–1827)
*Vicar of Redbourn
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(1827–1850)
*Vicar of St Albans
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(1828–1850).
Cricket career
Beauclerk was a right-handed batsman
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and right-arm slow underarm
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bowler, a recognised all-rounder
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.[ He generally fielded at ]slip
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.[ His career spanned the 1791 to 1825 ]season
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s.[ In his prime, his height was and he weighed between .][
Lord Frederick's cricketing talent as an accurate slow bowler was spotted at ]Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
by the George, 9th Earl of Winchilsea, who invited him to play for MCC.[Birley, p.49.] Beauclerk's first-class debut was for MCC v Gentlemen of Kent at Lord's Old Ground
Lord's Old Ground was a cricket venue in London that was established by Thomas Lord in 1787. It was used mainly by Marylebone Cricket Club for major matches until 1810, after which a dispute about rent caused Lord to relocate.
Matches
The first ...
on 2 & 3 June 1791. Beauclerk was "now but 18 years of age".[ He played two first-class matches in the 1791 season then being unavailable until the 1795 season when he completed his Divinity studies; he then developed as a regular and prolific ]cricket player
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.
Having started as a bowler, he honed his batting skills becoming better known as a hard-hitting batsman, but Beauclerk always remained a genuine all-rounder.
Beauclerk played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players
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match
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es in 1806.
Beauclerk scored 170 playing for Homerton
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against Montpelier in 1807, a match not widely recognised as first-class. This score set a world record
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for the highest individual innings in all forms of cricket that lasted until 1820 when it was beaten by Viscount Bangor
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's kinsman, William Ward, who scored 278.[CricInfo – From Minshull to Collins]
Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
In 1810, Beauclerk and Thomas Howard, cousin of the Earl of Carlisle
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The first creation came in 1322, when Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay, was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliame ...
, were due to play George Osbaldeston
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Early life
He wa ...
and William Lambert in a lucrative single wicket Single wicket cricket is a form of cricket played between two individuals, who take turns to bat and bowl against each other. The one bowling is assisted by a team of fielders, who remain as fielders at the change of innings. The winner is the one w ...
match
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. Osbaldeston was taken ill just before the match and Beauclerk flatly refused to postpone it, saying: "Play or Pay"![ Lambert had to play on his own but he was a canny ]professional
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who was well aware of Beauclerk's weakness: his uncontrollable temper.[ By deliberately bowling wide, Lambert caused Beauclerk to lose both his temper and his wicket with the result that Lambert won the match by 15 runs.][Altham, p.56.]
The humiliated and vindictive Beauclerk would have his revenge on Osbaldeston and Lambert in years to come but first he used his influence at MCC to secure a change in the Laws of Cricket
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so that wide balls were for the first time banned in 1811.[Birley, p.57.]
In 1817, Beauclerk played in a highly controversial match at Nottingham where he captain
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ed an All-England team while Osbaldeston and Lambert were given men
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for Nottingham
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.[Bowen, p.82.] Accusations of match-fixing were made by both sides and Beauclerk was able to produce witnesses who implicated Lambert. As a result, MCC banned Lambert from ever playing again at Lord's Cricket Ground
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.[Birley, p.61.] Osbaldeston's turn came in 1818 after he too lost his temper when beaten at single wicket by George Brown George Brown may refer to:
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of Sussex
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. Osbaldeston was so angry that he resigned his MCC membership. Later, he repented and asked to be reinstated but Beauclerk refused his application.[
Beauclerk persuaded MCC to call a meeting to ban ]roundarm bowling
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in 1822 even though he had been known to claim wager
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* Legal wager, required by both parties at the preliminary hearin ...
s when playing alongside the early roundarmers like John Willes.[ According to ]Lord Harris
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: "When he illesplayed on the side of Lord Frederick his bowling was fair, when against him, the contrary".[Birley, p.64.]
Beauclerk was the second President of MCC in 1826, playing for its team in minor matches while in office.[ Thereafter, he was a regular attendee at ]Lord's
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to watch matches, from time to time lending his patron
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age by standing sponsor.[Birley, p.76.] A "persistent symbol of insensitive autocracy long after his retirement", he was invariably accompanied by a "nasty, yapping dog" whereas the rule for everyone else was: "No dogs allowed".[Birley, p.87.]
Style and technique
Beauclerk was one of the best single wicket Single wicket cricket is a form of cricket played between two individuals, who take turns to bat and bowl against each other. The one bowling is assisted by a team of fielders, who remain as fielders at the change of innings. The winner is the one w ...
player
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s of the 19th century.[ His batting style was "rather scientific, in the more orthodox manner of the professionals", while his under-arm bowling was very slow, but extremely accurate and he could get the ball to rise abruptly off a length.][CricInfo – profile]
Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
Although his batting style was described as scientific, Beauclerk was also impulsive as "he sometimes lost his wicket by trying to cut straight balls".[ He was a hard-hitting batsman with fine strokeplay, "especially to the off".][ He improved his batsmanship by modelling himself on ]William Beldham
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, but he lacked the latter's natural flair.[Birley, p.51.]
Beauclerk was also an astute tactician and it has been recorded that he carefully studied opposing batsmen and had the ability to quickly understand their strengths and weaknesses so that he could set his field
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* Battlefield
* Lawn, an area of mowed grass
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accordingly.[
Beauclerk wore a white ]beaver hat
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when playing, the remainder of his outfit being a white shirt, nankeen breeches, a scarlet sash and white stockings.[Altham, p.54.] He once threw his hat down on the pitch in frustration at his inability to dismiss the obdurate batsman Tom Walker, known as "Old Everlasting".[ Beauclerk called Walker a "confounded old beast" but, when Walker was asked about it afterwards, he shrugged and said: "I don't care what he says".
]
Personality
Beauclerk became renowned as one of the most controversial figures in cricket history
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. His competitive approach to the game was well summarised in a verse
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written by a contemporary:[
]''My Lord he comes next, and will make you all stare
With his little tricks, a long way from fair''.
Much that is hagiography
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exists about cricketers but "an unqualified eulogy of Beauclerk has never been seen and that is significant".[ Although he was a cleric and ostensibly against gambling, he estimated that he made up to £600 a year from playing cricket, which at the time was funded mostly by gambling.][ But Beauclerk as a ]vicar
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was "completely devoid of Christian charity".[ In this vein, ]Rowland Bowen
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Educated at Westminster School, Bowen received an emergency commission in April 1942 into the In ...
likened him to Talleyrand as "a cleric without, it would seem, the faintest interest in being a clergyman or any kind of Christian".[Bowen, p.81.]
Beauclerk has been described as "an unmitigated scoundrel".[ Among the quotations about him is one that he was a "foul-mouthed, dishonest man who was one of the most hated figures in society ... he bought and sold matches as though they were lots at an auction".][ Another described him as "cruel, unforgiving, cantankerous and bitter".][
In an early example of ]gamesmanship
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, he is said to have occasionally suspended an expensive gold watch from the middle stump whilst batting, the inference being that his batting was sound enough, or the bowling bad enough, for it to remain unscathed.[Nell Gwynn: Mistress to a King, p.378.] Sadly, there is no record of how many watches he lost in this fashion.
When Lord Frederick died in 1850, his unpopularity was such that ''The Times
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'' did not publish his obituary
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.[
]
Family and personal life
The fourth son and fifth child of the 5th Duke of St Albans, Beauclerk descended from Charles II and Nell Gwyn
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.[Altham, p.54.][
He married the Hon. Charlotte Dillon-Lee, daughter of Charles, 12th Viscount Dillon, on 3 July 1813. They had four children:
* Caroline Henrietta Frederica Beauclerk (1815–1878), married Charles-Eugène Leloup (d. 1878)
* Charles William Beauclerk (1816–1863), married Penelope Hulkes (d. 1890)
* Aubrey Frederick James Beauclerk (1817–1853), late ]Captain
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Scots Guards
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* Henrietta Mary Beauclerk (1818–1887), married Sir Edward Rokewode Gage, 9th and last Bt.
His sons, Charles and Aubrey Beauclerk, also being in remainder
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to the dukedom
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* Duchy, the territory ruled by a duke
* Dukedom, Kentucky and Tennessee
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, played first-class cricket
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as did his nephew, William, 9th Duke of St Albans.[CricketArchive – profile]
Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
Beauclerk was lord of the manor
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and patron of the advowson of Winchfield
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, Hampshire
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, as well as owning a London
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town house
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at 68 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair
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, where he died aged 76 on 22 April 1850.[ Buried at St Mary's Church, Winchfield, a ]tablet
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in memory of "his many virtues" was erected in the nave
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www.stmaryswinchfield.org.uk
/ref> by his widow
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Terminology
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, Lady Frederick Beauclerk.[Haygarth, p.113.]
See also
* Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...
* Dukes of St Albans
Duke of St Albans is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1684 for Charles Beauclerk, 1st Earl of Burford, then 14 years old. King Charles II had accepted that Burford was his illegitimate son by Nell Gwyn, an actress, and awa ...
References
Bibliography
* H. S. Altham
Harry Surtees Altham (30 November 1888 – 11 March 1965) was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator, historian and coach. His ''Wisden'' obituary described him as "among the best known personalities ...
, ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1962
* Derek Birley
Sir Derek Birley (31 May 1926 – 14 May 2002) was a distinguished English educationalist and a prize-winning writer on the social history of sport, particularly cricket.
Life and career
Born in a mining community in West Yorkshire, Birley attend ...
, ''A Social History of English Cricket'', Aurum, 1999
* Rowland Bowen
Major Rowland Francis Bowen (27 February 1916 – 4 September 1978) was a British Army officer and a cricket researcher, historian and writer.
Educated at Westminster School, Bowen received an emergency commission in April 1942 into the In ...
, ''Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development'', Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
* Charles Burford, ''Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King'', Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005
* 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 ...
, ''Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826)'', Lillywhite, 1862
* Ashley Mallett
Ashley Alexander Mallett (13 July 1945 – 29 October 2021) was an Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980. Until Nathan Lyon, he was Australia's most successful off spin bowler since World ...
, ''The Black Lords of Summer'', Univ. of Queensland Press, 2002
* Mike Thompson, ''The Lord of Lord's: The Life & Times of Lord Frederick Beauclerk'', Christopher Saunders Publishing, 2017.
Further reading
* Donald Adamson
Donald Adamson (born 30 March 1939), is a British literary scholar, author and historian.
Books which he has written include ''Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God'' and '' The Curriers' Company: A Modern History''. H ...
, '' The House of Nell Gwyn
Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled ''Gwynn'', ''Gwynne'') was a celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage ...
: the fortunes of the Beauclerk family
Beauclerk or Beauclerc (pronounced ''boh-clair'') is an English surname, from Anglo-Norman meaning "fine scholar". It is also the family name of the Duke of St Albans.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Henry I of England (–1135), call ...
, 1670-1974'' (jointly with Peter Beauclerk Dewar, 1974).
* Sir John Major, ''More Than A Game'', HarperCollins, 2007
* '' Burke's Peerage & Baronetage''
External links
www.lords.org
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1773 births
1850 deaths
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