Robert Holden DL (24 July 1805 — 11 November 1872) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Robert Holden | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1805 Spondon, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 1872 (aged 67) Marylebone, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Holden (brother) Thomas Pearson (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1835–1836 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Robert Holden and Mary Anne Drury Lowe, he was born at Spondon in July 1805. He was commissioned into the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry as a second lieutenant in May 1828.[1] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1835 and 1836, making five appearances.[2] He scored 70 runs in his five matches, with a highest score of 22.[3] He was promoted to captain in the Sherwood Rangers in April 1835,[4] with promotion to lieutenant colonel in April 1848.[5] In March 1848, he replaced John Manners-Sutton as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.[6] In April 1859, he was appointed a lieutenant colonel commandant in the Sherwood Rangers,[7] while in August of the same year he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.[8] Holden travelled to London in November 1872 for medical treatment, where he died at Marylebone.[9] His brother, Henry, and nephew Thomas Pearson both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "No. 18477". The London Gazette. 10 June 1828. p. 1118.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Holden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Holden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 19269". The London Gazette. 12 May 1835. p. 925.
- ^ "No. 20848". The London Gazette. 21 April 1848. p. 1566.
- ^ "No. 20833". The London Gazette. 3 March 1848. p. 864.
- ^ "No. 22256". The London Gazette. 29 April 1859. p. 1767.
- ^ "No. 22295". The London Gazette. 5 August 1859. p. 3006.
- ^ Death of Colonel Holden. Burton Chronicle. 14 November 1872. p. 5