Edward Lyon Fellowes

Edward Lyon Fellowes (23 April 1845 – 23 July 1896) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Thomas Lyon Fellowes, he was born in April 1845 at Beighton, Norfolk. He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1865. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1868, making fifteen appearances. Playing as a right-arm roundarm fast bowler, he took 83 wickets for Oxford at an average of 13.34, with best figures of 7 for 46. He took five wickets in a match on six occasions and took ten wickets in a match once. With the bat, he scored 338 runs at a batting average of 18.77 and a high score of 56. He was considered one of the best Oxford bowlers of his time. While at Oxford, he also played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1866.

A year after graduating from Oxford, he made a single appearance for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University. before becoming the vicar of Cumnor in Berkshire from 1874–76. He transferred to Wimpole in Cambridgeshire later in 1876, briefly becoming the rector there, before becoming the rector of Arrington. He remained the rector of Arrington until his death at Papworth Everard in July 1896.