About John Pepys
Lived 1838 – 1924 (aged 85). John Pepys was a British cricketer.
John Alfred Pepys (16 April 1838 – 22 March 1924) was an English first-class cricketer active 1857–1869 who played for Kent County Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was born in Marylebone and died in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Pepys was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1856 and graduated B.A. in 1861. He became a Church of England priest and was curate of Easington, Yorkshire.
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Who was John Pepys?
British cricketer (1838-1924)
When was John Pepys born?
John Pepys was born on 16 April 1838.
When did John Pepys die?
John Pepys died on 22 March 1924.
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John Pepys was a cricketer.
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John Pepys was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Pepys. https://biography.guide/john-pepys/
MLA: "John Pepys." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-pepys/.
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