Edward Fellowes (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edward Fellowes (cricketer)

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1845

Place of Birth: Beighton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1896

Profession: priest, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Edward Fellowes (cricketer)

  • Edward Lyon Fellowes (23 April 1845 – 23 July 1896) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman. The son of Thomas Lyon Fellowes, he was born in April 1845 at Beighton, Norfolk.
  • He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.
  • While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1865.
  • He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1868, making fifteen appearances.
  • Playing as a right-arm roundarm fast bowler, he took 83 wickets for Oxford at an average of 13.34, with best figures of 7 for 46.
  • He took five wickets in a match on six occasions and took ten wickets in a match once.
  • With the bat, he scored 338 runs at a batting average of 18.77 and a high score of 56.
  • He was considered one of the best Oxford bowlers of his time.
  • While at Oxford, he also played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1866.
  • A year after graduating from Oxford, he made a single appearance for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University.
  • Fellowes became a Church of England clergyman after leaving Oxford, taking holy orders in 1869.
  • He was the curate of Ormesbury and Mautby in Norfolk from 1869–74, before becoming the vicar of Cumnor in Berkshire from 1874–76.
  • He transferred to Wimpole in Cambridgeshire later in 1876, briefly becoming the rector there, before becoming the rector of Arrington.
  • He remained the rector of Arrington until his death at Papworth Everard in July 1896.

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