Walter Kavanagh (20 March 1814 – 19 June 1836) was an
Irish cricketer
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who played in three
first-class cricket matches for
Cambridge University and the
Marylebone Cricket Club in 1834.
He was born at
Borris, County Carlow
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, Ireland and died in England, though the precise location is not known.
Kavanagh was the eldest son of
Thomas Kavanagh,
Member of Parliament for
County Carlow
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and head of a family that could trace its lineage back to the hereditary
kings of Leinster.
He was educated at
Eton College and
Trinity College, Cambridge, and he played for Eton in the
Eton v Harrow
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cricket matches of 1832 and 1833.
As a cricketer, he played as a lower-middle-order batsman and he also took a wicket in two of his three first-class matches, though full figures for his games are not available, and he may have taken more; his best batting, an innings of 27 which was the top score for his team, came in his first match for Cambridge University against the
Cambridge Town Club.
References
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1814 births
1836 deaths
Cricketers from County Carlow
Irish cricketers
Cambridge University cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
People from Borris, County Carlow