frederick, stephens, cricketer, frederick, stephens, february, 1836, april, 1909, english, first, class, cricketer, british, army, officer, frederick, stephenspersonal, informationfull, namefrederick, stephensborn4, february, 1836caversham, berkshire, englandd. Frederick Stephens JP 4 February 1836 1 April 1909 was an English first class cricketer and British Army officer Frederick StephensPersonal informationFull nameFrederick StephensBorn4 February 1836Caversham Berkshire EnglandDied1 April 1909 1909 04 01 aged 73 Chawton Hampshire EnglandBattingUnknownRoleWicket keeperRelationsBerkeley Stephens son John Byng nephew Arthur Byng nephew Career statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 9Batting average 9 00100s 50s Top score 9 Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 3 February 2022The son of John Stephens he was born at Caversham in February 1836 He was educated at Winchester College 1 before matriculating to Pembroke College Oxford 2 After graduating from Oxford Stephens entered into the Life Guards as a cornet and sub lieutenant by purchase in March 1861 3 He purchased the rank of lieutenant in the October of the same year 4 before purchasing the rank of captain in July 1864 5 Stephens played first class cricket in 1865 making a single appearance for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at the Canterbury Cricket Week 6 Batting twice in the match he made scores of 9 not out in the Gentlemen first innings while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by William Jervis 7 Stephens retired from active service in November 1869 8 He was married to Cecilia Byng the daughter of a Royal Navy captain in January 1869 Stephens held the offices of justice of the peace for both Hampshire and Huntingdonshire 1 He died in Hampshire at Chawton in April 1909 His son Berkeley was also a first class cricketer as were his nephew s John Byng and Arthur Byng References edit a b Winchester College 1836 1906 A Register P and G Wells 1907 p 117 Foster Joseph 1891 Alumni Oxonienses Parker and Company p 1348 No 22497 The London Gazette 29 March 1861 p 1374 No 22497 The London Gazette 29 March 1861 p 4107 No 22871 The London Gazette 5 July 1864 p 3380 First Class Matches played by Frederick Stephens CricketArchive Retrieved 3 February 2022 Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club 1865 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 February 2022 No 23553 The London Gazette 9 November 1869 p 5976 External links editFrederick Stephens at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Stephens cricketer amp oldid 1145652213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,