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{{short description|English cricketer and British Indian Army officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Welby Francis Montresor
| birth_date = 3 October 1849
| birth_place = [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1909|1|27|1849|10|3|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kensington]], [[London]], England
| nickname =
| family =
| batting = Unknown
| bowling =
| role =
| club1 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
| year1 = 1880
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 22
| bat avg1 = 5.50
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 7
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| date = 16 August
| year = 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17648.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Welby Francis Montresor''' (3 October 1849 — 27 January 1909) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and an officer in both the [[British Army]] and the [[British Indian Army]].

The son of Charles Francis Montresor, he was born in [[British India]] at [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] in October 1849.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=The baronetage and knightage |first=Joseph |last=Foster |date=1881 |publisher=Nichols and Sons |pages=338 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_baronetage_and_knightage/uFE4AQAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[10th Royal Hussars]] as a [[Sub-lieutenant#Armies|sub-lieutenant]] in October 1872,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23910|date=18 October 1872|page=4938}}</ref> with promotion to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] following in September 1875, antedated to October 1873.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24247|date=21 September 1875|page=4569}}</ref> He was transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps|Bengal Staff Corps]] in British India in April 1878,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24568|date=2 April 1878|page=2315}}</ref> where he was assigned to the [[17th Bengal Cavalry]].<ref>Deaths. ''Clifton Society''. 4 February 1909. p. 12</ref> In England in 1880, Montresor played two [[first-class cricket]] matches for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] at [[Lord's]] and [[Antelope Ground|Southampton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31531/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Francis Montresor |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-08-16 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored 22 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31531/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Francis Montresor |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-08-16 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Returning to British India, he was promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in January 1885,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25449|date=6 March 1885|page=973}}</ref> with promotion to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in October 1893.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26468|date=19 December 1893|page=7390}}</ref> Montresor retired from active service in February 1897.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26835|date=23 March 1897|page=1673}}</ref> He died in January 1909, at his residence at 25 [[Cromwell Road|West Cromwell Road]] in [[Kensington]].<ref>Army. ''Army and Navy Gazette''. 20 February 1909. p. 17</ref> His grandfather was [[Henry Montresor|Sir Henry Montresor]], a general in the British Army.<ref name="BOOK"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=17648}}

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[[Category:1849 births]]
[[Category:1909 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Krishnagar]]
[[Category:10th Royal Hussars officers]]
[[Category:Bengal Staff Corps officers]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers]]

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