Oliver Pell

Who was Oliver Pell?

Oliver Claude Pell was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1848.

Oliver Pell was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. A right-handed batsman who was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club, he made 39 known appearances in first-class matches. He represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series and was an original member of William Clarke's All-England Eleven.

Pell was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1851, and practiced at the Chancery Bar. He also won prizes at Wimbledon in rifle shooting and was a member of the English VIII which defeated Scotland in 1868.