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English cricketer and Anglican priest
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Male
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Birth:
9 January 1812(Hunton, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom)
Death:
29 October 1857(Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom)
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Education:
Eton College
Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Christ Church
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Biography
Robert Moore (9 January 1812 – 29 October 1857) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of The Reverend Robert Moore, he was born in January 1812 at Hunton, Kent. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1834 and 1835. He scored 28 runs in these matches, in addition to taking eight wickets.
After graduating from Oxford, Moore took holy orders in the Church of England in 1858. He served as the rector of Wetheringsett until his death at Mayfair in October 1857.