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Montague Ainslie (cricketer)
Montague Mordaunt Ainslie (8 May 1823 – 22 March 1896) was an English barrister and a cricketer active in the 1840s, making ten appearances in first-class cricket. Early life and educationEldest son of Montague Ainslie, sometime of Bengal,[1] and Sophia Mary, daughter of George Poyntz Ricketts,[2] he was born at Humeerpore in British India. His brother William George Ainslie was a businessman and politician.[3][4] Ainslie attended Eton College, where he captained the college cricket team, before matriculating at Christ Church, Oxford in 1841; he graduated B.A in 1845.[5] Entering Gray's Inn on 22 November 1845, he was called to the bar on 20 November 1850.[1] Legal careerAinslie had a successful career as a barrister; from the 1860s until 1871, he was counsel to the Speaker of the House of Commons, and was examiner of election recognizances.[1] CricketWhile at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Bullingdon Green in 1843. He played first-class cricket for Oxford on seven further occasions up to 1845.[6] He later made two further appearances in first-class matches, playing for the MCC against Oxford University in 1847, before playing for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England in 1849.[6] A poor batsman of unknown-handedness, Ainslie scored 98 runs in his ten first-class matches, averaging just 5.44.[7] As a bowler it is known he took 4 wickets, however due to incomplete records, it is only known that he took a maximum of 3 in one innings.[7] Personal lifeAinslie inherited his father's property, Hawkshead, at Grizedale, Ambleside, on the east side of Windermere, Westmorland (the estate, per some accounts, reckoned to be part of Lancashire),[4][8] where he died on 22 March 1896. He was a Justice of the peace for Lancashire.[1][3] References
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