▁at ▁Oxford , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁single ▁appearance ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University ▁against ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁in ▁The ▁University ▁Match ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Batt ing ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁without ▁scoring ▁win ▁both ▁Oxford ▁inn ings ' ▁by ▁Edward ▁Say res ▁and ▁William ▁de ▁St ▁Cro ix ▁respectively . ▁With ▁the ▁ball , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁w ick ets ▁of ▁William ▁Pick ering , ▁de ▁St ▁Cro ix ▁and ▁Say res ▁in ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁first - inn ings . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Oxford , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁Do ctors ' ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁until ▁a ▁motion ▁for ▁its ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁Be coming ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁ben cher ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁registr ar ▁of ▁York ▁district ▁prob ate ▁registry . ▁Sp inks ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁Upper ▁Sy den ham ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁West min ster ▁Category : Pe