Edward Gower "Ned" Wenman (18 August 1803 – 28 December 1879) was an English first-class cricketer whose career spanned the 1825 to 1854 seasons. A specialist wicket-keeper, he was a prominent member of the great Kent team of the 1840s which also featured Nicholas Felix, William Hillyer, Alfred Mynn and Fuller Pilch. Wenman is generally remembered as one of the greatest wicketkeepers of the 19th century. He came from a cricketing family, other first-class players being his cousins George and John, his son William and his brother Charles. In his first-class career, Wenman made 146 appearances, totalling 3,204 runs with a highest score of 73 not out and taking 45 wickets bowling occasionally with a slow underarm style. He held 118 catches and completed 87 stumpings.[1][2]
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| Born | 18 August 1803 Benenden, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 December 1879 (aged 76) Benenden, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1825–1842 | Kent county cricket teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1842–1854 | Kent County Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 10 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b In the period in which Wenman played the number of runs conceded by bowlers was generally not recorded so it is impossible to calculate a bowling average or to determine how many runs were conceded when he took his best bowling figures.
References edit
- ^ "Ned Wenman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 563–567. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
Bibliography edit
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1–4. Lillywhite.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
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