After being schooled at Harrow School, he went on to Trinity College, Oxford, where he got a Blue in his first year. He was twice captain of the university side. Whilst still at Oxford, Webbe played for the Gentlemen at Lord's and made 65 out of 203 in the opening stand, which he shared with WG Grace.
Webbe first played for Middlesex in his first year at University, aged only 20. In 1878–79 he was one of the amateurs to tour Australia with Lord Harris, and it was on this tour that he played in his one and only Test, scoring only 4 and 0.
Webbe was appointed captain of Middlesex in 1885, a post he held until 1898. His best season as a batsman was his third as captain, when in 1887 he scored 1,244 runs at an average of 47 and made 243 not out against Yorkshire.
After he retired as a cricketer, he was secretary of Middlesex from 1900 to 1922 and President of Middlesex from 1923 to 1936. From 1886 until 1909 he was a member of the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
webbe, alexander, josiah, webbe, january, 1855, february, 1941, cricketer, played, oxford, university, middlesex, also, played, test, match, england, personal, informationborn, 1855, january, 1855bethnal, green, london, englanddied19, february, 1941, 1941, age. Alexander Josiah Webbe 16 January 1855 19 February 1941 was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Middlesex He also played one Test match for England A J WebbePersonal informationBorn 1855 01 16 16 January 1855Bethnal Green London EnglandDied19 February 1941 1941 02 19 aged 86 Fulvens Farm Hoe Abinger Hammer Surrey EnglandHeight5 ft 8 1 in 1 73 m BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fastInternational informationNational sideEnglandOnly Test2 January 1879 v AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 1 370Runs scored 4 14 465Batting average 2 00 24 81100s 50s 0 0 14 60Top score 4 243 Balls bowled 7 699Wickets 109Bowling average 25 215 wickets in innings 210 wickets in match 0Best bowling 5 23Catches stumpings 2 0 229 10Source CricInfo 6 November 2022After being schooled at Harrow School he went on to Trinity College Oxford where he got a Blue in his first year He was twice captain of the university side Whilst still at Oxford Webbe played for the Gentlemen at Lord s and made 65 out of 203 in the opening stand which he shared with WG Grace Webbe first played for Middlesex in his first year at University aged only 20 In 1878 79 he was one of the amateurs to tour Australia with Lord Harris and it was on this tour that he played in his one and only Test scoring only 4 and 0 Webbe was appointed captain of Middlesex in 1885 a post he held until 1898 His best season as a batsman was his third as captain when in 1887 he scored 1 244 runs at an average of 47 and made 243 not out against Yorkshire After he retired as a cricketer he was secretary of Middlesex from 1900 to 1922 and President of Middlesex from 1923 to 1936 From 1886 until 1909 he was a member of the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club In 1884 Webbe became a Christian through Dwight L Moody s preaching after C T Studd invited him to attend Moody s campaign meeting 2 References Edit Grace W G 23 January 1891 Forty Years of Cricket No XXXIII The Press 2 Retrieved 25 March 2018 Pollock J C 1955 The Cambridge Seven p 70 External links EditA J Webbe at ESPNcricinfoSporting positionsPreceded byIsaac Walker Middlesex County Cricket Captain1885 1898 jointly with Andrew Stoddart 1898 Succeeded byGregor MacGregor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A J Webbe amp oldid 1128870635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
