Christopher Ewbank
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| Full name | Christopher Cooper Ewbank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1845 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 1933 (aged 88) Langford, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Ewbank (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1867–1879 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1866 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher Cooper Ewbank (10 March 1845 – 9 July 1933) was an English cricketer. Ewbank was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper.
Early life
[edit]He was born at Cambridge, the son of George Ewbank of Brighton. He matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge in 1863, graduating B.A. in 1867.[1]
Cricket
[edit]Ewbank made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Brighton.[2] In the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings, he was dismissed for a single run by James Lillywhite, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 31 runs by Richard Fillery.[3] The following season, he made two first-class appearances for Sussex, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground, and Surrey at The Oval.[2] Twelve years later in 1879, he made a final first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[2] In three first-class matches for the county, he scored 63 runs at an average of 10.50, with a high score of 23.[4] His brother, George, also played first-class cricket.
Career
[edit]Ewbank was the vicar of Langford, Bedfordshire, for 63 years from 1870 and died there on 9 July 1933.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ewbank, Christopher Cooper (EWBK863CC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Ewbank". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1866". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Ewbank". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Obituaries: Rev. C. C. Ewbank". The Times. No. 46494. London. 12 July 1933. p. 16.
External links
[edit]- Christopher Ewbank at ESPNcricinfo
- Christopher Ewbank at CricketArchive