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Full name | John Fiennes Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes | ||||||||||||||
Born | 28 February 1830 Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 October 1907 Broughton, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 77)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1850–1852 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 14 September 2020 |
John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 17th Baron Saye and Sele JP DL (28 February 1830 – 8 October 1907) was an English peer and first-class cricketer.
The son of Frederick Fiennes, [1] he was born in February 1830 at Adlestrop, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Harrow School, [2] before matriculating at Christ Church, Oxford in 1849. [3] He later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1850 to 1852, making five appearances. [4] Fiennes scored 33 runs in his five matches, with a high score of 11 not out. [5]
In June 1852, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Oxfordshire. [6] Fiennes also served in the army with the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, enlisting in 1852 as a cornet. [7] He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1858 and captain in April 1860. [8] [9] He succeeded his father as 17th Baron Saye and Sele upon his death in May 1887. [1] Fiennes was later present at the Coronation of Edward VII at Westminster Abbey in 1902. [10] Among the offices was a county alderman and justice of the peace for Oxfordshire, in addition to being a justice of the peace for Warwickshire, Middlesex and Westminster. [2] Fiennes died in October 1907 at Broughton, Oxfordshire. He was succeeded as Baron Saye and Sele by his son, Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes.