OSBALDESTON

George (son of George Osbaldeston of Hutton-Bushell, near Scar borough, d. 1794). b. Wimpole st. London 26 Dec. 1787; educ. Eton; matric. from Brasenose coll. Oxf. 3 May 1805, where he was a cricketer; first played at Lord’s in Middle sex v. Marylebone 23 May 1808; a swift paced under hand bowler, requiring two long-stops; a famous single wicket player, after the great single wicket contest in 1818 he removed his name from Lord’s; purchased a pack of hounds from the earl of Jersey; master of the At her stone hounds 1809–12, of the Burton hounds 1812–7, of the Quorn hounds 1817–21, 1823–8, and of the Pytchley hounds 1828–44; carrying 11 stone 2 lbs. he rode 200 miles in 8 hours and 42 minutes, having backed himself for ten hours, for a bet of 1,000 guineas at Newmarket 5 Nov. 1831; rode a steeplechase on Clasher against Richard Christian on Clinker for a bet of 1,000 guineas, which he won; fought a duel with lord George Bentinck on Wormwood Scrubs 17 April 1836; was one of the best shooters of his time; M.P. East Retford 1812–8; sheriff of Yorkshire 1829; always known as the Squire. d. 2 Grove road, St. John’s Wood, London 1 Aug. 1866. C. A. Wheeler’s Sport a scrap i an a (1867) 6–54; Baily’s Mag. ii 295–306 (1861) portrait ; Sporting Review lvi 170–80 (1866) portrait ; Day’s Reminiscences of the turf (1891) 84, 85; Kent’s Racing life of lord George Bentinck (1892) 402–8; Nimrod’s Hunting reminiscences (1843) 43–6; Wildrake’s Cracks of the day (1841) 32–5; H. R. Sargent’s Thoughts upon sport (1895); Lillywhite’s Cricket Scores i 342 (1862); Grace’s Cricket (1891) 21 portrait ; Illust. sp. and dr. news ix 144, 163 (1878) portrait .