George Porcher

English barrister and cricketer
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IntroEnglish barrister and cricketer
A.K.A.George Du Pre Porcher George Dupré Porcher George Du Pré Porcher
A.K.A.George Du Pre Porcher George Dupré Porcher George Du Pré Porcher
PlacesUnited Kingdom
wasLawyer Judge Barrister Athlete Cricketer
Work fieldLaw Sports
Gender
Male
Birth1825, Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Death10 March 1876Hyde Park, City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom (aged 51 years)
Family
Father:George Porcher
Education
Balliol CollegeOxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Biography

George Du Pré Porcher (c. 1823 – 10 March 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of The Reverend George Du Pré Porcher, he was born in 1823, most likely in Chichester, where his father was resident at the time of his birth. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford. During his final year at Cambridge, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), both against Oxford University Cricket Club at Oxford and Lord's respectively. A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1849 and practiced law on the Western Circuit. He made a third and final first-class appearance for the MCC in 1851 against Cambridge University at Lord's. Du Pré Porcher scored 87 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 39. He married Emmeline Stratton in 1854. Du Pré Porcher died at Hyde Park in March 1876.

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