Henry Pepys (cricketer)

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Henry Pepys
Personal information
Full nameHenry Pepys
Born1840
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died23 December 1918(1918-12-23) (aged 77–78)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 32
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2020

Henry Pepys (1840 – 23 December 1918) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of Edmund Pepys, he was born in 1840 at Marylebone. He was educated at Eton College,[1] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[2] Pepys played first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent in 1861 and 1862, making two appearances for the at Canterbury.[3] He scored 32 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 16.[4]

A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar in April 1864.[5] Pepys was married to Mélanie Jenkins, the daughter of Sir Richard Jenkins and widow of William Vansittart.[1] Pepys died at Hove in December 1918.

References[]

  1. ^ a b The Eton College Register 1853–1859. Vol. 2. Spottiswoode & Co, Ltd. 1905. p. 37.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1097.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Pepys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Pepys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 360.

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