Scholes Butler Birch (30 July 1826 – 13 April 1910) was an

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first-class cricketer and medical doctor. The son of the first-class cricketer Lea Birch, he was born at Failsworth, Lancashire and studied medicine at the

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. He made his debut in

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for

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against

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. He played in first-class matches for Manchester on six occasions between 1845 and 1852, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851. Across six first-class matches, Birch scored 84 runs at an

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of 7.00, with a high score of 33. He was one of the earliest members of the

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. He died in April 1910 at

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* 1826 births 1910 deaths People from Failsworth Cricketers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham English cricketers Manchester Cricket Club cricketers Lancashire cricketers Alumni of the University of St Andrews 19th-century English medical doctors 20th-century English medical doctors {{England-cricket-bio-1820s-stub