Frederick Capron
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'''Frederick William Capron''' (1 October 1860 – 18 January 1942) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and solicitor. |
'''Frederick William Capron''' (1 October 1860 – 18 January 1942) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and solicitor. |
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The son of Frederick Lucas Capron, he was born at [[Westminster]] in October 1860. He was educated at both [[Tonbridge School]] and [[Rugby School]],{{cite book |title=The Register of Tonbridge School from 1826 to 1910 |first=H. E. |last=Steed |date=1911 |publisher=[[Rivington (publishers)|Rivington's]] |location=London |page=156 |url=https://archive.org/details/b29012715 |language=en}} before going up to [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].{{cite book|last=Venn|first=John|title=Alumni Cantabrigienses|year=1944|volume=1|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|page=508|url=https://archive.org/details/p2alumnicantabri01univuoft|language=en}} While studying at Cambridge, Capron made two appearances in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] at [[Lord's]] in 1881, and [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Fenner's]] in 1882.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28415/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Capron |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-01 |url-access=subscription}} He scored 13 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 11.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28415/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Capron |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-01 |url-access=subscription}} After graduating from Cambridge, Capron was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1886. In 1936, he successfully sued his brother, George and his sister-in-law, for [[Defamation|libel]] following letters they had written to The Reverend Brian Hunt; Capron was awarded £1,000 in damages.Letters To Clergyman. ''[[Nottingham Journal]]''. 11 June 1936. p. 4Libels on Aged Man. ''[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]''. 11 March 1937. p. 9 Capron died at [[Kensington]] in January 1942. |
The son of Frederick Lucas Capron, he was born at [[Westminster]] in October 1860. He was educated at both [[Tonbridge School]] and [[Rugby School]],{{cite book |title=The Register of Tonbridge School from 1826 to 1910 |first=H. E. |last=Steed |date=1911 |publisher=[[Rivington (publishers)|Rivington's]] |location=London |page=156 |url=https://archive.org/details/b29012715 |language=en}} before going up to [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].{{cite book|last=Venn|first=John|title=Alumni Cantabrigienses|year=1944|volume=1|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|page=508|url=https://archive.org/details/p2alumnicantabri01univuoft|language=en}} While studying at Cambridge, Capron made two appearances in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] at [[Lord's]] in 1881, and [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Fenner's]] in 1882.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28415/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Capron |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-01 |url-access=subscription}} He scored 13 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 11.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28415/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Capron |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-01 |url-access=subscription}} After graduating from Cambridge, Capron was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1886. In 1936, he successfully sued his brother, George and his sister-in-law, for [[Defamation|libel]] following letters they had written to The Reverend Brian Hunt; Capron was awarded £1,000 in damages.Letters To Clergyman. ''[[Nottingham Journal]]''. 11 June 1936. p. 4Libels on Aged Man. ''[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]''. 11 March 1937. p. 9 Capron died at [[Kensington]] in January 1942. |
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[[Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers]] |
[[Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers]] |
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[[Category:English solicitors]] |
[[Category:English solicitors]] |
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[[Category:19th-century English sportsmen]] |
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