Edward English
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| Full name | Edward Apsey English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1864 Dorking, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 September 1966 (aged 102) Tiverton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898–1901 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Apsey English (1 January 1864 – 5 September 1966) was an English cricketer. English was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Dorking, Surrey.
English made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 1898 County Championship. English represented Hampshire in eighteen first-class matches from 1898 to 1901, his final appearance coming against Surrey at The Oval in the 1901 County Championship.[1] In his eighteen first-class matches, he scored 565 runs at an average of 18.83, with a highest score of 98 against Surrey in 1898,[2] which was one of two half-centuries he made in first-class cricket.[3]
After English's first-class career came to an end he continued to play club cricket until he was 65. His Wisden obituary states that at the age of 82 he hit a hole-in-one at Alton golf course, and continued to play the game until aged 91. At 93 he reached the final of the Alton Conservative Club snooker championship.[4]
English died at Higher Ball Farm, Tiverton, Devon, on 5 September 1966. At the time of his death he was the oldest surviving first-class cricketer. He is one of four Hampshire players known to have lived to the age of 100, the others being George Deane, Neil McCorkell and John Manners.[5]
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward English". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Surrey v Hampshire, 1898 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward English". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Wisden 1967, p. 966.
- ^ "Neil McCorkell reaches century". ESPNcricinfo. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
External links
- Edward English at Cricinfo
- Edward English at CricketArchive