William Jephson

William Vincent Jephson (6 October 1873 — 12 November 1956) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman. As a cricketer, he played mostly for Hampshire, scoring nearly 1,800 runs from 62 matches.

Clerical and cricket careers The son of The Reverend Henry Jephson, he was born in October 1873 at Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Haileybury, where he played for the college cricket team. From there, he matriculated to Keble College, Oxford. He made eight further appearances in the 1903 County Championship and followed this up with four appearances in the 1904 County Championship. Over the following two seasons, he would make just three appearances for Hampshire. He continued to play for Hampshire, making four appearances in 1912, He was an occasional wicket-keeper, but was rarely called upon in that capacity, with Hampshire's pre-war wicket-keeping duties largely undertaken by Jimmy Stone. He began playing minor counties cricket for Dorset in 1920, making 36 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship until 1925.

Jephson left the rectorship at Highclere in 1923, transferring to Warkleigh in Devon, where he was rector until 1926.