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Tip
Foster |
Oxford University AFC, Old Malvernians AFC & Corinthians FC
5 appearances,
2 goals
P 5 W 2 D
3 L 0 F 12: A 3
70% successful
1900-02
captain: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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Reginald Erskine Foster |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 16 April 1878
at 5 The College Grounds, Woodshears Road, in the grounds of
Malvern College, Great Malvern, Malvern, Worcestershire |
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registered in Upton-on-Severn April-June 1878 |
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"FOSTER.—On
the 16th ult., at 5, College-grounds, Malvern, the wife of the Rev. H.
Foster, jun., of a son."
- The Morning Post, Tuesday, 23
April 1878/Northern Whig, Wednesday, 24 April 1878/The
Worcester Journal/Worcestershire Chronicle, Saturday, 27 April
1878. |
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Baptised |
24 May 1878
in Great Malvern, address stated as 5 College Grounds |
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According to the 1881
census, Reginald E. is the fourth of six children to Henry and Sophia.
Mary (née Harper) His
father is the clergyman and school master of the Malvern College, where
they also live. |
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According to the 1891
census, Reginald is to be found as a pupil in Alnmouth. He is in the Sea
Bank House in Chapel Lane. |
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According to the 1901
census, Reginald is back at Malvern College as a tutor, where his father
is still the schoolmaster and CofE clergyman.
According to Stock
Exchange Membership Applications, Reginald Erskine was a member from 23
December 1901 until his death. And in 1901-03, he is living at 190
Lauderdale Mansions in Maida Vale. |
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"Mr. Reginald E. Foster, the international footballer and
Worcestershire cricketer, has been appointed to a mastership at Winchester
School" - Evening Telegraph, Saturday, 13 April 1901 |
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Marriage |
to Mary
Diana Muriel Cammell, on Thursday, 30 July 1903 in Hutton Ambos, near Malton, North
Riding of Yorkshire. Tip's address stated as St. Saviour's in Maida
Vale. |
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registered in Malton July-September 1903 |
"MARRIAGE OF MR. R. E. FOSTER
AND MISS CAMMELL.—
"The marriage took place at the church of St. Margaret's,
Huttons Ambo, Yorkshire, on Thursday, of Mr. R. E. Foster,
third son of the Rev. H. Foster, of the College, Malvern, and
Miss Diana Cammell, daughter of Mr. Charles Cammell, of the
Hall, Huttons Ambo, the happy event having an interest for a
much wider circle than the friends of the two families The
church was prettily decorated. There were arches of ivy in the
aisle, and the chancel and body of the church were profusely
adorned with palms and white flowers.
"The ceremony was
performed by the bridegroom's father and the Rev. J. Griffiths
(Vicar of the parish), and the service was choral, the hymns
being 'Thine for ever. God of love.' and 'O Father, all
creating.' The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a
dress of white satin with hanging cape and panels of Brussels
applique lace. She had a wreath of orange blossom, and tulle
veil;
her bouquet, a sheaf of white roses, the bridegroom's gift,
and her ornaments were a diamond star, the gift of her mother,
and a diamond heart pendant, the gift of the bridegroom. Her
bridesmaids were Miss Meta Cammell and Miss Eila Cammell
(sisters), and Miss Cicey Foster (sister of the bridegroom).
They wore dresses of Indian tussore silk, arranged with capes
and cuffs of guipure lace, hats of Leghorn straw with wreaths
of shamrock; and cap frills and loops of pale green satin
ribbon. Their bouquets were of white Harrisii lilies. Their
green enamel and pearl four-leaf clover safety pin brooches
were the gift of the bridegroom.
"The bridegroom's brother,
Captain W. L. Foster, Royal Horse Artillery, now at home after
service in South Africa and Somaliland, was best man.
"After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Cammell held a reception at
the Hall, which was attended by about 150 relatives and
friends of the two families, and later Mr. and Mrs. Foster
left for the South of England. The bride's travelling dress
was of cream, embroidered lawn, pink sash, and hat of lawn and
lace, tied with pink ribbon to match."
- The Worcestershire Chronicle, Saturday, 1
August 1903. |
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Children |
Tip and Mary Foster had one daughter together. Joyce Mabel Gwendolen
(b.29 March 1906) |
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"BIRTHS |
...FOSTER.—On
March 29th, at 11, Charles-street, Knightsbridge, S.W., the wife of the R.
E.
Foster, of a daughter."
- The Morning Post, Friday, 30 March 1906 |
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According to the 1906
baptismal records of their daughter, the Foster's are living at 11 Charles
Street in Knightsbridge, verified by Stock Exchange applications, and
Electoral registers.
According to the 1911 census,
Reginald Erskine is now married to Mary, with a daughter, Joyce. With five servants, they live at 2 Ovington Square in
Kensington. Reginald is a memebr of the stock exchange.
According
to Chelsea & Kensington Electoral registers, they had occupied 2 Ovington
Square since 1907. |
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Death |
Wednesday,
13 May
1914 at 2 Ovington Square, Kensington, Middlesex, of
diabetes. |
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aged
36 years 27 days |
registered in Kensington April-June 1914 |
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"FOSTER.—May
13, at 2 Ovington square, S.W., Reginald Erskine Foster, third
son of the Rev. Henry
Foster, aged 36."
- The Daily Express, Saturday, 16 May 1918. |
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Obituary |
"R.
E. Foster Dead
"It is with great regret that we learn of the death of
Mr. Reginald Erskine Foster, the famous cricketer, who died in London
yesterday after a long illness. Foster was one of the greatest batsmen in
English cricket, and had the distinction of making the highest individual
score ever made against Australia. This was 287 in the first Test Match of
the 1903-4 tour, which was played at Sydney. The Foster family, of whom
there were seven brothers, made history for Worcestershire; in fact, the
sauce county was often called 'Fostershire' He also played for England in
Association football, and gained four Blues at Oxford, viz., cricket,
football, golf, and racquets. Space will not permit the publishing of his
long list of successes. Briefly, in 1900 he scored 171 against Cambridge
in the inter-'Varsity match; obtained two separate hundreds in one match
on three occasions, two of the centuries being scored on his first
appearance for the Gentlemen v. Players' match, at Lord's, in 1900;
captained England v. South Africa at Lord's, July, 1907, in the first Test
game." - Daily Herald, Thursday, 14 May 1914.
"DEATH OF MR. R. E. FOSTER
"We much regret to announce the
death of Mr. R. E. Foster, the famous cricketer, which occurred on
Wednesday at his home in Ovington-square, aged 36. He was taken ill about
a year ago and he went to South Africa for a voyage in the early part of
last summer. After his return he seemed to improve for a while, but then
he grew worse, though there were hopes of a temporary improvement, at
least until near the end. Reginald Erskine Foster, known to all the world
of games as 'Tip,' was the third son of the Rev. H. Foster, of Malvern
College. He was born on April 16, 1878, and, perhaps, as an all-round
player of games he was the greatest of all the seven brothers, who were
all born and bred to games and learned to play cricket and rackets almost
as soon as they could walk. It will be, of course, as a cricketer that
'Tip' will be best remembered. Before the end of his undergraduate days he
had established his fame as one of the great bastmen of the day, and in
after years he established it as an England cricketer and as one of the
most brilliant batsmen of the generation." - The Mail,
Friday, 15 May 1914 |
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Funeral
cremated
Friday, 15 May 1914, Golder's
Green
interred Saturday, 16 May 1914
Great Malvern Cemetery |
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"The body
of the Old Malvernian was cremated at Golder's Green, W., on Friday
afternoon at five o'clock, and the remains were conveyed from London to
Malvern at 9.50 on Saturday morning, arriving there at 1.24. Messrs. W. L.
and H. K. Foster met the train, and placed the ashes, contained in a
simple square oak casket, in a carriage, amongst a wealth of beautiful
floral wreaths. The casket was taken to the Priory Church, and placed in
the aisle preparatory to the service."
"At Malvern on Saturday, the
funeral took place of Mr. Reginald Erskine Foster. The first portion of
the service was conducted at the Priory Church. The service at Malvern
Cemetery was conducted by the Rev. B. K. and Canon Herbert Foster of
Groombridge (uncles) and
the Vicar of Malvern. The family mourners included the Rev. H. and Mrs.
Foster and five of their sons. Captain E. G. Wynyard represented the
M.C.C.; Messrs. A. E. Lord and E. Bromley Martin the Worcestershire County
C.C.; and Messrs. G. H. Cartland and H. W. Bainbridge Warwickshire County
C.C. About 150 floral tributes were sent, including one from the Hon F. S.
Jackson, from all the leading cricket bodies in the country, from the
Stock Exchange, from the Princes Tennis and Racquets Club, the head master
and masters of Malvern, and a large number of well-known cricketers. Mr.
P. F. Warner sent a laurel wreath bearing the card—'To 'Tip,' from 'Plum,'
Sydney, December 14, 1902,' a reference to Mr. Foster's record score
against Australia. The wreath from the Worcestershire Club represented
three cricket stumps with the centre one falling and the bails lying at
the base" - The Yorkshire Post, Monday, 18 May 1914. |
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Probate |
"FOSTER
Reginald Erskine of 2 Ovington-square Brompton
Middlesex died
13 May 1914 Probate London
17 June to Mary Diana Muriel Foster widow.
Effects £6318s. 10s."
[2024 equivalent: £607,013] |
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Mary Foster remarried in 1920 |
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 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Anthony Collis, Julian Pugh & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended an played for the Malvern College XI in 1896,
moved onto Oxford University, earning his blue in 1898 and 1899. He became
an Old Malvernian. |
.jpg) Corinthians |
1899-1902 |
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Club honours |
FA Amateur Cup
winners 1901-02; |
| Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions
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At cricket
"He was in the Malvern eleven from 1893 to 1896 inclusive, and leaving
Malvern with a high reputation as a batsman, he went up to Oxford; but,
though he gained his Blue in 1897, he did not at first make any great
mark. It was in 1900 that he jumped into fame. As captain of Oxford
eleven, played nine matches without defeat. He scored 930 runs with an
average of 77. He made four 1000's in the trial games—two in one match—and
he played a magnificent innings of 171 against Cambridge at Lord's. Ten
days after he scored 102, not out, and 136 in the Gentlemen v. Players
match at Lord's. For the whole season of 1900 Mr. Foster had an average of
51 in first-class cricket, with an aggregate of 1,807 runs. In 1901, he
scored 2,128 runs with an average of 50. He played nearly all cricket that
year for Worcestershire. The crowning point of his career was reached when
in the winter of 1903-4 he went to Australia with the M.C.C.'s England
team. In the first of the five Test Matches—at Sydney in December—he played an innings of 287.
He captained England in three Test Matches against the South Africans in
1907. After that season he retired from public cricket, but in August,
1910, he reappeared for one match at Worcester and scored 133 against
Yorkshire."
Worcestershire CC (1899-1912),
as were his six brothers. Also represented Oxford University and racket
and golf. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
2lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who
became the 252nd
players (253) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right/left |
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First match |
No. 69, 26 March 1900, Wales 1 England
1, a British Championship match at Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street,
Temperance, Cardiff, aged 21 years
344 days. |
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Last match |
No.
74, 3 March 1902, Wales 0 England 0,
a British Championship match
at
Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
23 years 321 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1899-1900, 1900-01, 1901-02; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1900-01; |
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Individual honours |
The South
(two appearances, 1ᵍ 1ᶜ February 1901-February 1902, withdrew
twice in March 1900 and January 1903) |
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Distinctions |
An international
cricketer for England (eight
tests between 1903-07). Holds the record for the highest
test debut, 287 against Australia in Sydney 1903.
Died eleven days after
Alfred Stratford. |
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Beyond England |
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A stockbroker by profession, his
early demise was due to diabetes. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.99/100. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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6 |
5 |
5 |
450 |
2 |
225
min |
2 |
one |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
1 |
3 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
70 |
+2 |
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All of his matches were played in the British Championship
competition |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
2 |
3.667 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Captain Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
=0 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1899-1900 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1900-01 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
2 |
3.667 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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BC
1901-02 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
1 |
3 |
2.40 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
1 |
3 |
2.40 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
1 |
3 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
70 |
+2 |
Match History
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Age 21 |
trial |
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withdrew -
The South
vs. The North,
7 March 1900; |
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
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