John Hickson (cricketer)
John Arnold Einem Hickson (22 December 1864 – 2 January 1945) was an English first-class cricketer and who umpired one Test match in South Africa in 1889.
Hickson was born in
Cape Colony against RG Warton's XI in 1889, the first cricket tour by an English representative team to South Africa. The tour was run as a private venture, organised by Robert Warton
.
Aged only 24, Hickson joined Warton to umpire the 2nd Test played between
Port Elizabeth
two weeks earlier.
The 2nd Test was scheduled as a three-day match, played on a
followed on but were again humiliated by Briggs in their second innings, and bowled out for 43. Briggs took 8-11 - a world record Test bowling analysis beaten by George Lohmann in February 1896 - all eight of whom were bowled - a record for the number of batsmen bowled by one bowler in a Test innings that remains unbroken. Only South Africa wicket-keeper Fred Smith
managed double figures, bowled by Briggs for 11. England won by an innings and 202 runs. Briggs ended with match figures of 15–28, 14 of whom were bowled.
Hickson played one first-class match
scratch golf
.
He died in Surbiton.
See also
- List of Test umpires
References
- Second Test match, South Africa v England, Wisden Almanack, 1890
- Profile from Cricinfo
- Profile from CricketArchive
- Lists of matches from CricketArchive