1 8 2 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College , ▁before ▁going ▁up ▁to ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁While ▁studying ▁at ▁Oxford , ▁he ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁the ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁at ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁He ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Oxford ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁making ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁appearances . ▁He ▁scored ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 6 5 ▁runs ▁in ▁his ▁th ir teen ▁matches , ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 2 5 ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁B aily ' s ▁Month ly ▁Magazine ▁of ▁Sports ▁and ▁Past imes ▁as ▁“ a ▁very ▁fine ▁field ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁hard ▁h itter ”. ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Oxford , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁common er ▁t utor ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 2 – 5 9 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁li br arian ▁and ▁de an ▁at ▁New ▁College , ▁posts ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁his ▁sudden ▁death ▁in ▁his ▁room ▁at ▁New ▁College ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁brothers , ▁William ▁and ▁Charles ▁both ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket , ▁while ▁a