Edward Hemsted (10 October 1846 — 12 March 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Born | 10 October 1846 Whitchurch, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 1884 (aged 37) Weymouth, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1866–1869 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Tobias Hemsted, a surgeon from Newbury, he was born in October 1846 at Whitchurch, Hampshire. He was educated in Kent at Chatham House School. Hemsted made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury in 1863.[1] From 1866 to 1869, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire on seven occasions.[1] In these, he scored 204 runs at an average of exactly 17, with a highest score of 39.[2] With his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 12.25;[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 14 against Surrey. His efforts were notable for helping Hampshire to just their second victory in first-class cricket.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Hemsted". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Hemsted". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Hemsted". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "A–Z (H8)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.