Career
He played for Peterborough, and in an 1850 match against the All-England Eleven, he top-scored in the second innings, but was bowled by John Wisden. Educated at Cambridge University, Serjeant moved to Australia in 1852 and had a varied career before returning to England in 1859 to continue his studies. He worked as a physician and surgeon, and was knighted in 1922.
He was the author of Australia: Its Cricket Bat, Its Kangaroo, Its Farming, Fruit and Flowers.
When Serjeant died in 1929, he was the sole survivor of the cricketers who played in the first intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales.
