John Pilcher
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John Pilcher was an English cricket
er who played for Kent
.
He is believed to have been a right-handed player and was primarily a bowler of the underarm type but his pace has not been recorded. Like many east Kent players, he made several appearances for teams sponsored by Sir Horatio Mann
.
He has a short entry in Scores and Biographies which states that he was a shoemaker by trade and resided mostly at Littlebourne
, near Canterbury. In his later years he lived in the city of Canterbury itself and was buried in Westgate cemetery.
Pilcher's career spanned the 1787 to 1796 seasons and he made 32 known appearances in major matches.
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...
er who played for Kent
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
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He is believed to have been a right-handed player and was primarily a bowler of the underarm type but his pace has not been recorded. Like many east Kent players, he made several appearances for teams sponsored by Sir Horatio Mann
Sir Horatio Mann
Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet was an English MP. He is remembered as a member of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire and a patron of Kent cricket. He was an occasional player but rarely in first-class matches....
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He has a short entry in Scores and Biographies which states that he was a shoemaker by trade and resided mostly at Littlebourne
Littlebourne
Littlebourne is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.The 13th-century church, St Vincent of Saragossa, is thought to have been founded by the monks of St Augustine's Abbey and contains an ancient wall painting depicting Saint Christopher, patron saint of travellers...
, near Canterbury. In his later years he lived in the city of Canterbury itself and was buried in Westgate cemetery.
Pilcher's career spanned the 1787 to 1796 seasons and he made 32 known appearances in major matches.