George Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford

George Harry Booth-Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford and 3rd Earl of Warrington (7 January 1827 – 2 January 1883) was an English cricketer, landowner and peer, who sat on the Whig benches in the House of Lords.

George Harry Booth-Grey was born at Enville, Staffordshire, the only son of George Grey (1802–1835), who as Lord Grey of Groby had been summoned by writ to Parliament in 1832. He succeeded to that title (created 1603) as 9th Baron Grey of Groby at the death of his father on 24 October 1835.

He was educated at Eton (1840-43) before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge for one year. On the death of his grandfather George Harry Grey on 26 April 1845, he succeeded to the titles of Earl of Stamford, Earl of Warrington and Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey.

Having played cricket for Cambridge University, Lord Stamford and Warrington was elected President of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1851. In eight matches for MCC between 1851 and 1858, he is recorded as having made 81 first class runs at an average of 7.36, with a highest score of 17; he played alongside fellow peers such as Lord Burghley, Lord Guernsey and Earl Winterton.

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