Sir Edward William
Wallington
Male
England
1854-12-07
Oakley Hall, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1933-12-12
Widcombe, Bath, Somerset, England
From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wallington_(courtier)
Sir Edward William Wallington GCVO CMG was an English first class cricketer, colonial administrator in Australia and a member of the British Royal Household. The son of Sir John Wallington, he was born in December 1854 at Oakley, Hampshire. He was educated at Sherborne School, before going up to Oriel College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1875.
He did not feature for Oxford in 1876, but did play a further four matches in 1877, including in that year’s University Match. He scored 100 runs in his five matches for Oxford, at an average of 14.28 and with a high score of 38. Wallington later played a single first-class match for the MCC against Oxford University in 1885, in addition to playing minor matches for Wiltshire. He was described as a cricketer by Scores and Biographies as “a good batsman with steady defence, a slow under-hand bowler and fields well, generally taking point, cover-point or short leg”.
Entering into the Civil Service from Oxford, Wallington later served as private secretary to Lord Carrington, the Governor of New South Wales, from 1885 to 1889, before serving as private secretary from 1889-96 to both Lord Hopetoun and Lord Brassey during their terms as Governor of Victoria. He then served in the same capacity from 1896 to 1900 for Sir Thomas Buxton and Lord Tennyson during their terms as Governor of South Australia. In 1901, he served Lord Hopetoun when he was appointed the first Governor-General of Australia, while in the same year he was made a Companion to the Order of St Michael and St George in 1901.
Returning to England, Wallington was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to Prince Edward in 1903, a position within the Royal household he would hold until 1910. From 1910, he served in the Royal Household as Groom of the Bedchamber in Waiting to King George V, alongside serving as private secretary and treasurer to the Queen during the same period.
He retired from his duties with the Royal Household in 1932, during which time he was honoured as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1910 Birthday Honours, which was elevated to Knights Commander in the 1916 Birthday Honours, and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1929 Birthday Honours. Wallington died a year after retiring from the Royal Household, in December 1933 at Widcombe, Somerset.
1880 - 1893
0
19
9
Round 1
Gus Kearney 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
7-5
6-0
Round 1
Benjamin (Ben) Green 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
A.C. Proctor
6-4
11-13
6-4
Quarterfinals
John Stanley Barton Orr 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
4-6
6-1
7-5
Round 1
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
bye
Quarterfinals
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
Richard Ernest Shuter
8-6
6-2
Semifinals
Wilberforce Eaves 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
3
sets
to
0
Round 1
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
bye
Quarterfinals
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
Walter Bayles
6-0
6-4
Semifinals
Walter John Carre Riddell 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
7-5
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
Herbert A. Merewether
6-0
2-6
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Arthur Gideon Hugh Colquhoun 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
6-2
7-5
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Robert David Fitzgerald 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
2-6
6-4
4-6
6-4
6-2
Round 1
J.R. King 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
1-6
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
Eugene Silvester
3-2
Quarterfinals
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
William McEvoy
3-0
in
sets
Semifinals
Sir Edward William Wallington 1 *
Bye
Final
Frank Highett 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
w.o.