Walter Blackett Trevelyan (18 March 1821 – 10 October 1894) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Life and legal career

Trevelyan was born at Netherwitton Hall in Morpeth to Raleigh Trevelyan and Elizabeth Grey. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

and the Edinburgh Academy, before going up to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Cambridge Town Club at

Parker's Piece Parker's Piece is a flat and roughly square green common located near the centre of Cambridge, England, regarded by some as the birthplace of the rules of association football. The two main walking and cycling paths across it run diagonally, an ...

. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University until 1843, making six appearances and gaining a cricket blue. He appeared for a

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in 1843, playing against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at

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. He graduated from Gonville and Caius College with a law degree in 1844, with admission to the Inner Temple coming in November of that year. He appeared in further first-class matches ''for'' the MCC, playing twice in 1846 and once in 1851. Playing a total of ten first-class matches, Trevelyan scored 155 runs at an average of 9.11, with a high score of 44 not out. He was later admitted to the Middle Temple in April 1858 and was

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later that same month. He served as a barrister on the Northern and North-Eastern Circuits until his death in October 1894 at Golders Green. He was survived by his wife, Helena Caroline Trevelyan, who he had married in 1849, with the couple having four children. His great-nephew, Ralph Spencer, also played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trevelyan, Walter 1821 births 1894 deaths Sportspeople from Morpeth, Northumberland Cricketers from Northumberland People educated at Harrow School People educated at Edinburgh Academy Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Midland Counties cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Members of the Inner Temple Members of the Middle Temple 19th-century English lawyers