Egerton Cecil

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Egerton Cecil

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Egerton Dodge Cooper Cecil

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1853|7|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Worthing, Sussex, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1928|9|25|1853|7|4|df=yes}}

| death_place = Mortlake, Surrey, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Unknown

| family = Aubrey Cecil (brother)

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = 1875

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 4

| bat avg1 = 4.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 4

| deliveries1 = 18

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 7 December

| year = 2009

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/10698.html Cricinfo

}}

Egerton Dodge Cooper Cecil (4 July 1853 — 25 September 1928) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Moses Tearle (who changed his surname to Cecil), he was born at Worthing in July 1853. He played first-class for Hampshire in 1875, making a single appearance against Kent at Catford.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6529/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Egerton Cecil|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 January 2024|url-access=subscription}} Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 4 runs by Edgar Willsher; he was absent hurt in their second innings, with Kent winning the match by an innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1948.html|title=Kent v Hampshire, 1875|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 January 2024|url-access=subscription}} In later life, Cecil joined the Civil Service with the Science and Art Department in July 1891.{{London Gazette|issue=26186|date=24 July 1891|page=3949}} He later joined the Board of Education as a clerk in January 1902.{{London Gazette|issue=27393|date=3 January 1902|page=13}} Cecil died at Mortlake in September 1928.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004049/19280929/032/0003|title=Obituary|work=Richmond Herald|page=3|date=29 September 1928|access-date=7 January 2024|url-access=subscription|via=British Newspaper Archive}} His brother, Aubrey, was also a first-class cricketer.