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George Harry Grey represented the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] eight first class matches between 1851 and 1858; he scored 81 runs at an average of 7.36, with a high score of 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21355.html |title=Earl of Stamford stats |publisher=Cricinfo.com |accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> |
George Harry Grey represented the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] eight first class matches between 1851 and 1858; he scored 81 runs at an average of 7.36, with a high score of 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21355.html |title=Earl of Stamford stats |publisher=Cricinfo.com |accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> |
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In 1856 he built Bradgate House in Newtown Linford in Leicestershire. <ref> http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/newtownlinford/timeline1221to2000.html </ref> He donated 16 acres of his land at Dunham-Massey in 1860 to the local council as a public park (Stamford Park). He also sold land for housing development. <ref> http://friendsofstamfordpark.org.uk/home.htm </ref> |
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Revision as of 17:12, 4 March 2010
George Harry Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford, 3rd Earl of Warrington (7 January 1827 – 2 January 1883), succeeded George Harry Grey as 7th Earl of Stamford and 3rd Earl of Warrington on 26 April 1845. On George Harry Grey’s death in 1883, the title of Earl of Warrington became extinct.
George Harry Grey represented the MCC eight first class matches between 1851 and 1858; he scored 81 runs at an average of 7.36, with a high score of 17.[1]
In 1856 he built Bradgate House in Newtown Linford in Leicestershire. [2] He donated 16 acres of his land at Dunham-Massey in 1860 to the local council as a public park (Stamford Park). He also sold land for housing development. [3]