Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville

English nobleman, collector and patron of cricket

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1743

Place of Birth: Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1822

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (15 November 1743 – 10 December 1822), styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s.
He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule.
His wife, Emma, was notable as a collector of exotic plants.
Her collection of over 600 illustrations were purchased by Kew Gardens in 1932 and are still available today.



Alternative names	Andrew Soldi; Andrea Soldie; Soldi
Description	Italian portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1703	January 1771
Location of birth/death	Florence	London
Work period	1733-1743
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q4755278 VIAF: 95814491 ISNI: 0000 0000 6913 2619 ULAN: 500021608 GND: 1049817389 SUDOC: 152702857