Banks was born in Pembrey in Carmarthenshire in 1820 and moved to Kent as a child.[2] His first known first-class match was the first fixture for the newly formed Kent County Cricket Club in 1842 and he went on to play intermittently for both the county and associated amateur teams through to 1847. He is known to have played in 17 first-class matches during his playing career which was limited by ill-health.[1][2] His highest score of 30 was achieved for the Gentlemen of Kent side in 1845 when he opened the batting with his younger brother, William.[3]
Banks was particularly noted for his speed when running between the wickets and for his fielding. His Wisden obituary quoted from a contemporary, Fuller Pilch: "He and his youngest brother, Mr. William, were the quickest between the wickets I ever did see, and Mr. Edward was one of the smartest in the long-field. He was like a thorough-bred horse, for no matter how far the ball was off he would try ; and when I sang out 'Go to her, Mr. Edward! Go to her!' he would outrun himself almost, and, as sure as ever he got his hands to her, the ball was like a rat in a trap."[2]
edward, banks, cricketer, edward, richard, rupert, george, banks, august, 1820, january, 1910, welsh, born, english, amateur, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, kent, county, cricket, club, amateur, gentlemen, kent, teams, 1840s, banks, born, pembrey, c. Edward Richard Rupert George Banks 12 August 1820 7 January 1910 was a Welsh born English amateur cricketer who played first class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and the amateur Gentlemen of Kent teams in the 1840s 1 Banks was born in Pembrey in Carmarthenshire in 1820 and moved to Kent as a child 2 His first known first class match was the first fixture for the newly formed Kent County Cricket Club in 1842 and he went on to play intermittently for both the county and associated amateur teams through to 1847 He is known to have played in 17 first class matches during his playing career which was limited by ill health 1 2 His highest score of 30 was achieved for the Gentlemen of Kent side in 1845 when he opened the batting with his younger brother William 3 Banks was particularly noted for his speed when running between the wickets and for his fielding His Wisden obituary quoted from a contemporary Fuller Pilch He and his youngest brother Mr William were the quickest between the wickets I ever did see and Mr Edward was one of the smartest in the long field He was like a thorough bred horse for no matter how far the ball was off he would try and when I sang out Go to her Mr Edward Go to her he would outrun himself almost and as sure as ever he got his hands to her the ball was like a rat in a trap 2 Banks was the grandson of Sir Edward Banks a civil engineer who built bridges at Southwark Waterloo and Staines as well as the 19th century London Bridge and Heligoland Lighthouse 2 4 5 He lived at Sholden Lodge near Deal and was a Justice of the Peace for Kent After retiring from cricket due to ill health Banks became a fuchsia grower developing many modern varieties of the plant 5 He died in January 1910 aged 89 2 References edit a b Edward Banks www cricketarchive com Retrieved 24 July 2016 a b c d e Obituaries in 1910 Wisden www espncricinfo com Retrieved 28 July 2016 Scorecard Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of England www cricketarchive com 7 August 1845 Retrieved 28 July 2016 Death of an old Cricketer The Times No 39168 London 13 January 1910 p 15 a b Carlaw D 2020 Kent County Cricketers A to Z Part One 1806 1914 revised edition pp 41 42 Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Retrieved 2020 12 21 External links editEdward Banks at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Banks cricketer amp oldid 1102760352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
