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Stephen Soames

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Stephen Soames
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Soames
Born6 August 1826
Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Died14 July 1908(1908-07-14) (aged 81)
Kensington, London, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1846–1850Oxford University
1850–1853Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 57
Batting average 4.38
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 11*
Balls bowled 76
Wickets 28
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/?
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2019

Stephen Soames JP (6 August 1826 – 14 July 1908) was an English cricketer and barrister.

The son of Charles Soames, he was born at Stoke Newington in August 1826. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1846. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1850, making six appearances. He made four first-class appearances for the MCC between 1850–53, as well as making one appearance for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent in 1851.[2] In eleven first-class matches, Soames took a total of 28 wickets, taking five wickets in an innings and ten wickets in a match once.[3]

A student of Lincoln's Inn, Soames was called to the bar in November 1851.[4] On 6 August 1863 he married Julia Constance Martin (born 1 October 1837), with the couple having four sons. He later served as a justice of the peace for Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire,[4] as well as being commissioned to the Lieutenancy of the City of London in 1892.[5] Soames died at Kensington in July 1908.

References

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  1. ^ Temple, Frederick (1867). Rugby School Register: From 1675 to 1867 Inclusive. W. Billington. pp. 165.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Stephen Soames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. pp. 437.
  5. ^ "No. 26348". The London Gazette. 25 November 1892. p. 6792.
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