Christopher Ewbank

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. He was born at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Christopher Ewbank
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Cooper Ewbank
Born(1845-03-10)10 March 1845
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died9 July 1933(1933-07-09) (aged 88)
Langford, Bedfordshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsGeorge Ewbank (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1867–1879Sussex
1866Marylebone 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

Ewbank made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Brighton.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] Twelve years later in 1879, he made a final first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] In three first-class matches for the county, he scored 63 runs at an average of 10.50, with a high score of 23.[3]

He was the vicar of Langford, Bedfordshire, for 63 years from 1870 and died there on 9 July 1933.[4] His brother, George, also played first-class cricket.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Ewbank". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1866". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Ewbank". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. "Obituaries: Rev. C. C. Ewbank". The Times. No. 46494. London. 12 July 1933. p. 16.
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