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English-australian farmer, wine-grower and pastoralist
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Male
Place of birth
Dinton, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, South West England
Death
24 December 1870 (aged 70 years)
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Place of death
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Age
70 years
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George Wyndham (born 1801 at Dinton House, Wiltshire; died 24 December 1870 in Sydney, Australia) was an English first-class cricketer who emigrated to Australia and became a farmer, wine-grower and pastoralist.
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Wyndham was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He is recorded as a batsman and bowler for Cambridge University in two matches in 1820 and 1821, totalling 12 runs with a highest score of 6 and taking 7 wickets.
In 1824 Wyndham travelled to Canada with the novelist John Galt. He returned to Europe and in 1827 emigrated to Australia, where he settled near Branxton, New South Wales. His property was called Dalwood and grew into what is now a successful winery, the Wyndham Estate.
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