Quintin William Francis Twiss (13 March 1835 – 7 August 1900) was an English first-class cricketer and actor.
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Full name | Quintin William Francis Twiss | ||||||||||||||
Born | Westminster, Middlesex, England | 13 March 1835||||||||||||||
Died | 7 August 1900 Westminster, London, England | (aged 65)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2019 |
The son of the politician Horace Twiss, he was born at Westminster in March 1835. Twiss was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford he developed an interest in acting and was known to Lewis Carroll, three years his senior.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he became a clerk at the Treasury,[1] though he maintained his status as a well known amateur actor by performing in numerous stage productions.[3]
He appeared in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex at Canterbury in 1857.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Gentlemen of England's first-innings without scoring by South Norton, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler.[5]
Twiss died at Westminster on 7 August 1900, and was buried at Brompton Cemetery.[6][7] His extended family included his grandmother, the actress Frances Kemble, and his grandfather Francis Twiss.[3]