Bob Lipscomb

Robert Lipscomb (28 February 1837 – 8 January 1895) was an English amateur cricketer. He played 60 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Kent County Cricket Club, between 1862 and 1873.

Early life Lipscomb was born at Penshurst in Kent, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Lipscomb. His father was a farmer and, after being educated at Rocky Hill House School in Maidstone, Lipscomb followed in his father's footsteps and farmed for much of his life, initially at East Peckham. He suffered financially during the agricultural depression of the 1870s and later worked as a hop factor at Leigh.

Cricket As a cricketer, Lipscomb was a fast bowler, playing as an amateur when his work allowed him to. He has been described as a "valuable addition" to the Kent bowling attack who often played at his best during Canterbury Cricket Week, the social highlight of the county's cricketing year.

After impressing whilst playing for Town Malling, Lipscomb's first-class debut was for Kent against an England XI during the 1862 Canterbury Cricket Week. He played first-class cricket in every season until 1873, making a total of 60 appearances. He also played for Gentlemen of Kent and other amateur teams. His best bowling performance came in 1871 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's when he took nine wickets for the cost of 88 runs (9/88), including bowling six batsmen.

Family and later life Lipscomb married Lucy Richmond in 1859; the couple had five children.

Lipscomb served on the General Committee at Kent between 1871 and 1877. He died at Tudeley Hale in Kent in 1895, aged 57.