Edward Cawston
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Born | Bowler | 16 January 1911||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1932–1933 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928–1931 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HDG Leveson-Gower's XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 7 June 2008 |
Edward Cawston (16 January 1911 – 5 September 1998) was an English
Personal life
Born in
Cricket career
Cawston made his first-class debut for Sussex in a County Championship match against Derbyshire in the 1928 English cricket season[5] whilst he was still at school.[4] He played three more County Championship matches over the next two seasons before playing first-class matches for Sussex against Cambridge University in 1930 and 1931, his last two matches for Sussex.[5]
In the 1932 season, his first first-class match for Cambridge University was, perhaps ironically, against Sussex. He played six more first-class matches for the university that season, gaining his blue when he played against Oxford University at Lord's in July. He played twelve first-class matches for the university the following season, including a match against the West Indies, but didn't gain another blue.[5]
His first-class career ended that season with a match for the university against
In 1936 he played twice for Egypt against Martineau's team,
Statistics
In his 25 first-class matches Cawston scored 668 runs at an average of 16.70 and took 39 wickets at an average of 33.46. His top score of 93 and his best innings bowling performance of 7/53[2] were both made in the same match – for Cambridge University against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI in 1932.[4]
References
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b c d CricketArchive profile
- ^ a b c d Teams played for by Edward Cawston at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999, Obituaries
- ^ a b c d First-class matches played by Edward Cawston at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c Other matches played by Edward Cawston at CricketArchive
- ^ Scorecard of Egypt v HM Martineau's XI, 25 April 1934 at CricketArchive
- ^ Scorecard of Egypt v HM Martineau's XI, 23 April 1936 at CricketArchive