William Inge (4 July 1829 – 23 May 1903) was an English clergyman and academic, who became the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford. He was also a first-class cricketer.
The son of Rev. Charles Inge and his wife Mary Anne Oldershaw, he was born in July 1829 at Kegworth, Leicestershire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School,[1] matriculating at Worcester College, Oxford in 1849, graduating B.A. in 1853.[2] While studying at Oxford, Inge made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1853, appearing against Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] In the match against Cambridge, he took a five wicket haul.[4]
Inge was elected a Fellow of Worcester College in 1853, a position he held until his resignation in 1859.[5] He took holy orders in the Church of England in 1857, with his first ecclesiastical posting being at Crayke, North Yorkshire as curate, a post he held until 1875. He took up the post of vicar at Alrewas, Staffordshire in 1875, which he held until 1881.[1] Inge was the provost of Worcester College from 1881 until his death at Oxford in May 1903.[1][6]
Family
In 1859, Inge married Susanna Mary Churton, daughter of Edward Churton, Archdeacon of Cleveland. They had three sons and three daughters:[7]
- William Ralph Inge (1860–1954), theologian, Dean of St Paul's
- Edward Churton Inge (1864–1865), died in infancy
- Charles Cuthbert Inge (1868–1937), Vicar of St Giles' Church, Oxford
- Agnes Sophia Inge
- Mary Caroline Inge (died 1896), unmarried
- Mary Anne Inge, died in infancy
Inge's brothers, Francis and John, both played first-class cricket, as did his grandson Will Inge.
References
- ^ a b c Auden, J. E. (1909). Shrewsbury School Register. Woodhall, Minshall, &, Co., Claxton Press. p. 139.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling Against Each Opponent William Inge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Dodsley, J. (1904). Annual Register. p. 133.
- ^ "Wisden - Obitauries in 1903". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Denny, Henry Lyttelton Lyster (1913). Memorials of an Ancient House: A History of the Family of Lister or Lyster. p. 137. Retrieved 12 September 2023.