Harvey Fellows
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Harvey Winson Fellows was an English amateur cricketer
. He was the brother of Walter Fellows
.
right arm fast bowler
. Having made his name as a schoolboy cricketer at Eton College
, where he bowled in tandem with Walter Marcon
in 1841 and 1842, Fellows was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC). He played for several predominantly amateur teams, including I Zingari
, and represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players
series.
Fellows was noted for his fearsome pace, especially on rough pitches. He is said to have reached his peak early and, after he changed his action by raising the height of his arm during delivery, he lost much of his speed and accuracy.
Fellows made 67 known appearances in first-class
matches from 1847 to 1869. His known career bowling record includes a total of 169 wickets at an average of 7.66 with a best performance of 8 wickets in one innings. He is credited with ten wickets in a match on 7 occasions.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
. He was the brother of Walter Fellows
Walter Fellows
Walter Fellows was an English amateur cricketer. He was the brother of Harvey Fellows.-Career:...
.
Career
Fellows was a right-handed batsman and a roundarmRoundarm bowling
In cricket, roundarm bowling is a style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and had largely superseded underarm bowling by the 1830s. Using a roundarm action, the bowler has his arm extended at about 90 degrees from his body at the point where he releases the ball...
right arm fast bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. Having made his name as a schoolboy cricketer at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, where he bowled in tandem with Walter Marcon
Walter Marcon
Walter Marcon was an English cricketer who played six first-class matches for Oxford University in 1843 and 1844...
in 1841 and 1842, Fellows was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC). He played for several predominantly amateur teams, including I Zingari
I Zingari
I Zingari are English and Australian amateur cricket clubs.-History:...
, and represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
series.
Fellows was noted for his fearsome pace, especially on rough pitches. He is said to have reached his peak early and, after he changed his action by raising the height of his arm during delivery, he lost much of his speed and accuracy.
Fellows made 67 known appearances in first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches from 1847 to 1869. His known career bowling record includes a total of 169 wickets at an average of 7.66 with a best performance of 8 wickets in one innings. He is credited with ten wickets in a match on 7 occasions.