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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1750 |
| Died | 6 May 1814 (aged 63–64) West Farleigh, Kent |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1786–1795 | Kent |
Stephen Amherst or Amhurst (1750 – 6 May 1814), was an English cricketer and organiser of cricket matches.
Amherst was born in 1750.[1] He is most associated with organising matches involving Kent towards the end of the 18th century.[2][3] Amherst employed cricketers such as Thomas Boxall, a noted bowler who is believed to have been the first player to bowl legbreaks,[4] and John Crawte, who he persuaded to move from the Hambledon Club in Hampshire.[3][5] Both men played for Kent whilst employed by Amherst who built an indoor training centre in a converted barn for Boxall to use.[4]
As well as organising matches, Amherst played in 31 matches between 1783 and 1795.[1][6] He played most frequently for Kent, also for West Kent, East Kent, and the Gentlemen of Kent. He is known to have played in minor matches until at least 1800, including many for Rochester Cricket Club.[6]
Amherst died at West Farleigh near Maidstone in Kent in 1814.[1][6] Arthur Haygarth quoted from a tablet in the parish church at West Farleigh to confirm his view that the spelling of Amherst's name was correct, rather than Amhurst which is used in a number of other sources.[7] A Stephen Amhurst is recorded as the owner of Court Lodge in the village in 1798, a house his family had lived in since the 17th century,[8][9] and it is possible that both spellings of the name were used by the same family.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Stephen Amherst, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Ranjitsinhji, editor (1897). The Jubilee Book of Cricket, p. 394. London: William Blackwood and Sons. (Available online at Wikisource. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- 1 2 Pycroft, James, "The Hambledon Club and the Old Players", in Lucas, E. V. ed (1907) The Hambledon Men, pp. 136, 142. London: Henry Frowde. (Available online at Wikisource. Retrieved 20 March 2022.)
- 1 2 Rajan, Amol (2011). Twirlymen: The Unlikely History of Cricket's Greatest Spin Bowlers, p. 24. London: Yellow Jersey Press. ISBN 978-02-24083-23-2
- ↑ Arlott, John (1978). Alresford's Famous Cricketers, Alresford Historical and Literary Society. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Stephen Amherst". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- 1 2 West Kent vs East Kent, Jun 25–26 1783 – scorecard, CricInfo. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Hasted, Edward (1798) The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 5, pp. 136–145. Canterbury: Bristow. (Available online at British History Online. Retrieved 9 April 2022.)
- ↑ East Farleigh: a brief history, pp. 19, 27. East Farleigh Parish Council (2016).
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