Edward English

For Edward English the child abuser, see Mount Cashel Orphanage.

English cricketer

Edward English

Personal information

Full name|

Edward Apsey English

Born| (1864-01-01)1 January 1864
Dorking, Surrey, England
Died| 5 September 1966(1966-09-05) (aged 102)
Tiverton, Devon, England
Nickname| Ted
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1898–1901| Hampshire
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

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Matches | 18
Runs scored | 565
Batting average | 18.33
100s/50s | –/2
Top score | 98
Balls bowled | 194
Wickets | 1
Bowling average | 101.00
5 wickets in innings | –
10 wickets in match | –
Best bowling | 1/11
Catches/stumpings | 5/–

Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2010

Edward Apsey English (1 January 1864 – 5 September 1966) was an English first-class cricketer.

English was born at Dorking in January 1864. He first came to cricketing prominence when he represented the young players of Surrey as a 19 year old.[1] It wouldn't be until 1898, at the age of 34, that English would make his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the County Championship.[2] His first season saw him score what would be his highest first-class score, 98 against Surrey on a difficult wicket at The Oval; his 98 formed part of a 164 runs partnership for the fifth wicket with Arthur Webb.[3] English was notably dismissed off the last ball of the ball of the match by Tom Richardson while attempting to reach his century.[4] He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1901, making a total of 18 appearances as an amateur.[2] He scored 565 runs in total, at an average of 18.83.[5]

He remained an active sportsman long after his first-class cricket career had finished, with him playing golf until 91; at the age of 82 he hit a hole-in-one at Alton Golf Club. He was resident at Alton, where he was a member of the Conservative Club and at the age of 93 he reached the final of the club's snooker competition. English was by profession a registrar at Alton for 36 years.[3] He later retired to Higher Ball Farm near Tiverton in Devon, where he celebrated his 102nd birthday in January 1966.[1] English died there in September 1966. At the time of his death he was the oldest surviving county cricketer and the oldest first-class cricketer in the world.[3] 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.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b 102nd Birthday. Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 3 January 1966. p. 3
2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edward English". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
3. ^ a b c "Wisden – Obituaries in 1966". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
4. ^ "Hampshire's Longest Lived Cricketer" (PDF). Hampshire Cricket Society. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
5. ^ "Surrey v Hampshire, 1898 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
6. ^ "Neil McCorkell reaches century". ESPNcricinfo. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

## External links

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* Edward English at ESPNcricinfo

Preceded by

John Wheatley

|  Oldest living first-class cricketer
19 April 1962 – 5 September 1966  | Unknown

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