Edward Hartopp

Edward Samuel Evans Hartopp (7 September 1820 – 5 October 1894) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Nottinghamshire and several amateur cricket teams between 1841 and 1857. He was born at Thurnby, Leicestershire and died at Pickenham Hall, near Swaffham, Norfolk.

Cricket career Hartopp appeared in several matches for Cambridge University in both 1841 and 1842, including, in each of these seasons, the University Match against Oxford University. In 1851, he appeared for the Gentlemen in the annual match against the Players at Lord's.

In 1844 and 1845 Hartopp played in 11 first-class matches in each season; a leading cricketer of the period, such as Alfred Mynn, played in a very similar number of major matches. Yet Hartopp remained a singularly unsuccessful cricketer, usually batting at the tail-end and bowling only twice in his career, and his career batting average over 69 first-class matches is just 4.25. From 1853 to 1857, he played in only one match per season, with none at all in 1855; in those four games, he batted seven times, and a score of 2 in his final innings in 1857 ended a succession of six ducks.

Career outside cricket Hartopp was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is described as "of Clipsham Hall, Rutland", but his second marriage was to the daughter of the owner of Pickenham Hall in Norfolk, where he died in 1894.