Edward Dewing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edward Dewing

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1823

Place of Birth: Carbrooke, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1899

Profession: antiquarian, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Edward Dewing

  • Edward May Dewing (25 April 1823 – 29 October 1899) was an English first-class cricketer. The son of the Reverend Edward Dewing, he was born in April 1823 at Carbrooke, Norfolk.
  • He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.
  • While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Cambridge Town Club at Parker's Piece.
  • He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University until 1845, making eleven appearances.
  • He first played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in first-class matches in 1843, maintaining an association with the club until 1848.
  • He made nineteen appearances for the MCC, scoring 223 runs at an average of 6.96 and a high score of 36.
  • In addition to playing for Cambridge University and the MCC, Dewing also made first-class appearances for Gentlemen of England on five occasions, as well as appearing once each for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1845, for England and for a Single XI in the Married v Single match of 1844.
  • He was a founding member of I Zingari in 1845, alongside John Loraine Baldwin, the Hon.
  • Frederick Ponsonby (later 6th Earl of Bessborough), the Hon.
  • Spencer Ponsonby (later Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane) and Richard Penruddocke Long, who were dining at the Blenheim Hotel in London's Bond Street after a match against Harrow School.
  • After graduating from Cambridge, he was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1847, but was never called to the bar.
  • He served in the Suffolk Rifle Voluneteers as a lieutenant from 1863–66.
  • He later served as a justice of the peace for Suffolk and was considered to by an authority on East Anglian antiquities.
  • Dewing died at in October 1899 at Nowton, Suffolk.
  • His son, Robert, also played first-class cricket.

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