Edward Hemsted

Edward Hemsted (10 October 1846 — 12 March 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edward Hemsted

Personal information
Born	(1846-10-10)10 October 1846 Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Died	12 March 1884(1884-03-12) (aged 37) Weymouth, Dorset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1866–1869	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 220 Batting average 15.71 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 39 Balls bowled 260 Wickets 10 Bowling average 13.90 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/14 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2010

The son of Tobias Hemsted, a surgeon from Newbury, he was born in October 1846 at Whitchurch, Hampshire. He was educated in Kent at Chatham House School. Hemsted made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury in 1863.^[1] From 1866 to 1869, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire on seven occasions.^[1] In these, he scored 204 runs at an average of exactly 17, with a highest score of 39.^[2] With his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 12.25;^[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 14 against Surrey. His efforts were notable for helping Hampshire to just their second victory in first-class cricket.^[4]

Hemsted died at Weymouth, Dorset on 12 March 1884.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Hemsted". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
2. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Hemsted". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Hemsted". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. "A–Z (H8)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

External links

• Edward Hemsted at ESPNcricinfo