Theodore Seton Dury (12 June 1854 – 20 March 1932) was an English first-class cricketer, who played seven games for Oxford University, and thirteen matches for Yorkshire from 1878 to 1881, both as an

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. He also appeared in matches for the England XI, Gentlemen of England,

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and Marylebone Cricket Club. Born in

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, Yorkshire, England, Dury was educated at

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, playing for the cricket eleven in 1870. He went up to

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, playing for them in 1875 and 1876, when he gained his blue. He also represented his University at rackets. A right-handed batsman, he scored 565 runs in all first-class cricket, with a best of 46 against

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, at an average of 13.78. A right-arm medium roundarm bowler, he took three wickets at 52.66, with a best of 2 for 38 against Middlesex. He gained his Bachelor of Arts in 1877 and became a

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, working first for the London and South Western Railway, and then for the

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. He later became a Taxing Master at the Supreme Court in London and was Chief Master when he retired in 1930. He died in March 1932, in Earl's Court,

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, London. His son

Guy Dury Guy Alexander Ingram Dury (4 December 1895 – 10 August 1976) was an English cricketer and British Army officer. He served in both world wars with the London Regiment and the Grenadier Guards, winning the Military Cross during the First World ...

was also a first-class cricketer, as well as a British Army officer.

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Yorkshire cricketers 1854 births 1932 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of St John's College, Oxford People from the Borough of Harrogate English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Gentlemen of the North cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers Masters of the High Court (England and Wales) {{england-cricket-bio-1850s-stub