Christopher Ewbank

Christopher Ewbank

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Cooper Ewbank
Born	(1845-03-10)10 March 1845 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	9 July 1933(1933-07-09) (aged 88) Langford, Bedfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	George Ewbank (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1867–1879	Sussex
1866	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 95 Batting average 11.87 100s/50s –/– Top score 31 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2012

Christopher Cooper Ewbank (10 March 1845 – 9 July 1933) was an English cricketer. Ewbank was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper.

Early life

He was born at Cambridge, the son of George Ewbank of Brighton. He matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge in 1863, graduating B.A. in 1867.[1]

Cricket

Ewbank made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Brighton.[2] In the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings, he was dismissed for a single run by James Lillywhite, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 31 runs by Richard Fillery.[3] The following season, he made two first-class appearances for Sussex, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground, and Surrey at The Oval.[2] Twelve years later in 1879, he made a final first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[2] In three first-class matches for the county, he scored 63 runs at an average of 10.50, with a high score of 23.[4] His brother, George, also played first-class cricket.

Career

Ewbank was the vicar of Langford, Bedfordshire, for 63 years from 1870 and died there on 9 July 1933.[5]

References

1. "Ewbank, Christopher Cooper (EWBK863CC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Ewbank". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
3. "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1866". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Ewbank". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
5. "Obituaries: Rev. C. C. Ewbank". The Times. No. 46494. London. 12 July 1933. p. 16.

External links

• Christopher Ewbank at ESPNcricinfo
• Christopher Ewbank at CricketArchive