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Was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyric

Was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems were mostly written before 1900.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Ash-Next-Ridley. Elcome made a

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Ash-Next-Ridley. Elcome made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1862, against Yorkshire.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans m

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy against the Army in 1914 at Lord's. In 1919 Evans made his debut for Hampshire against Surrey. From 1919 to 19

Was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and represented Eng

Was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and represented England at rugby union. A right arm medium pace bowler and handy lower order batsman, Hind played most of his cricket for Cambridge but also appeared in a fir

Played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. An amateur who batted in th

Played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. An amateur who batted in the lower order, Trestrail was picked for the Somerset match against Lancashire at Taunton.

Was an English first-class cricketer. He made 3 appearances for Nottinghamshire as a wicket-keeper b

Was an English first-class cricketer. He made 3 appearances for Nottinghamshire as a wicket-keeper but, batting down the order, found runs hard to come by against Derbyshire and Yorkshire in May 1875 and, a year later, against Lancashire. He completed 2 catches and 2 stumpings. His nephews George Anthony and Henry Anthony also played for Nottinghamshire.

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Basf

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Basford, Nottingham and died in Sherwood Rise. Fewkes, who also played in All England Eleven matches for Harrogate, Arnold, Nottingham Commercial Club, Wirkswo

Was an English astronomer.He was an expert in spectroscopy, being one of the first to determine that

Was an English astronomer.He was an expert in spectroscopy, being one of the first to determine that the temperature of sunspots was cooler than that of surrounding regions.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, keeping wicket for Worcestershire ag

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, keeping wicket for Worcestershire against Cambridge University in 1956. He took a single catch, to dismiss future Test player Bob Barber, but Worcestershire declared in both their innings bef

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Ess

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Walthamstow and died in Chingford. Grimwood made four appearances for Essex during the 1925 season, his debut coming against Sussex in M

Was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s.Padgham played for Great

Was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s.Padgham played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1933, 1935 and 1937, but he lost all six of his matches. He had an ungainly style, but was at times a brilliant putter. He lost

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire. Hartley was a solid, defensive right-handed opening batsm

Was a cricketer who played for Lancashire. Hartley was a solid, defensive right-handed opening batsman from the West Indies who had a fairly brief career in English county cricket. He made his first-class debut in 1907.

Better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comedian, actor and singer, best known for his te

Better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comedian, actor and singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Evans m

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Evans made his first-class debut for the Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England in 1878. In 1882 Evans played two more first-class matches for I Zinga

Was an English cricketer[2] and British Army officer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pa

Was an English cricketer[2] and British Army officer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played a first-class cricket match for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University during the 1925 English cricket season. Bet

Was an English cricketer. Wood made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Somerset i

Was an English cricketer. Wood made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Somerset in the 1901 County Championship.

Was a Victorian officer of the King's Dragoon Guards, antiquarian and swordsman. He originated the f

Was a Victorian officer of the King's Dragoon Guards, antiquarian and swordsman. He originated the first English revival of historical fencing, together with his colleagues Egerton Castle, Captain Carl Thimm, Colonel Cyril Matthey, Captain Percy Rolt, Cap

Was an English amateur cricketer. His career was cut short because of failing eyesight. Known as "Da

Was an English amateur cricketer. His career was cut short because of failing eyesight. Known as "Dandy", Lowth was a highly promising fast bowler from Winchester School who was mainly associated with Oxford University, making 8 known appearances in first

Was an English cricket player. He played twice for Somerset, against Lancashire in 1900, and against

Was an English cricket player. He played twice for Somerset, against Lancashire in 1900, and against Middlesex in 1905 scoring just 8 runs in 4 innings and taking 1 catch. He played for the Devon Wanderers team that represented Great Britain in the 1900 Summer Olympics cricket competition, the only time that cricket has featured in the Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. A right-arm bowler, he played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 19

Was an English cricketer. A right-arm bowler, he played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 1920. The nephew of Warwickshire players Henry Hill[3] and John Hill, he later had a more successful cricket career in the Far East. Hill played for the Warw

Was an English cricketer whose career spanned the 1843 season to the 1866 season. Diver played mainl

Was an English cricketer whose career spanned the 1843 season to the 1866 season. Diver played mainly for Cambridgeshire CCC during its period as a first-class county and also played for Middlesex and Nottinghamshire CCC. Popularly known as "Ducky", Diver

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler who play

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler who played for Warwickshire. Croom began his cricketing career with Berkshire in 1914. Following the First World War he played three more seasons of minor counties cricket before joining Warwickshire. After single appearances in 1922 and 1923 he became a regular by the late 1920s. Between 1922 and 1939 Croom played a total of 394 first-class matches for Warwickshire, he also represented an England XI, Sir Lindsay Parkinson's XI and appeared twice for the Players against the Gentlemen. Croom's off-spin bowling took 138 wickets at an average of 44.00, twice taking five-fers. His best figures were 6/65 against Glamorgan at Swansea in 1930. It was a good match for Croom as he scored 96 and took three further wickets.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in three matches in the 1908 season. Crowder opened the inni

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in three matches in the 1908 season. Crowder opened the innings in his first match against Lancashire at Recreation Ground, Bath. But he had limited success in first-class cricket and his highest score in six innings was 24, which he made against Sussex at County Ground, Taunton while the follow-on was being enforced. In all six innings, he made just 44 runs at an average 8.8 runs per innings.

Was an English first-class cricketer.

Was an English first-class cricketer.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.