William Jephson
Cricket Player
1873 – 1956
Who was William Jephson?
William Vincent Jephson was an English cricketer. Jephson was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper.
Jephson made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1903 County Championship against Derbyshire. Jephson played 57 first-class matches for Hampshire, 56 before the First World War, with his final match for Hampshire coming against Middlesex in 1919. In his 57 matches for Hampshire, Jephson scored 1,571 runs at a batting average of 16.89, with six half centuries and a high score of 90 against Worcestershire in 1903. Jephson took 36 catches and made a single stumping.
Jephson additionally played a single first-class match for Hambledon in a commemorative match against an England XI in 1908. During the match, Jephson scored his maiden and only first-class century with a score of 114*.
In 1908 Jephson played his first match for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Yorkshire. Jephson played 4 matches for the club, with his final match coming against Nottinghamshire in 1920. Jephson scored 92 runs at an average of 11.50, with a high score of 63 against the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919.
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- Born
- Oct 6, 1873
Ayot St Peter - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Nov 12, 1956
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on July 23, 2013
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