About Edward Hemsted
Lived 1846 – 1884 (aged 37). Edward Hemsted was a British cricketer.
Edward Hemsted (10 October 1846 — 12 March 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Tobias Hemsted, a surgeon from Newbury, he was born in October 1846 at Whitchurch, Hampshire. He was educated in Kent at Chatham House School. Hemsted made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury in 1863. From 1866 to 1869, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire on seven occasions. With his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 12.25; he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 14 against Surrey. His efforts were notable for helping Hampshire to just their second victory in first-class cricket.
Hemsted died at Weymouth, Dorset on 12 March 1884.
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English cricketer (1846-1884)
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Edward Hemsted was born on 10 October 1846 in Whitchurch.
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Edward Hemsted died on 12 March 1884 in Weymouth.
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