Edward Martin (cricketer)
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| Full name | Edward Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 November 1814 Brenchley, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
31 October 1869 (aged 54) Barcombe, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1845–1851 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1843–1845 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Martin (24 November 1814 – 31 October 1869) was an English cricketer. Martin was a right-handed batsman.
Martin made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1843. From 1843 to 1845, he played 5 first-class matches for Hampshire.
Martin also represented Kent from 1845 to 1851, making his debut for the county against Nottinghamshire. Martin played 31 first-class matches for Kent, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Sussex.
Martin also played first-class cricket for the West of England and Manchester Cricket Club. In his overall first-class career he scored 682 runs at a batting average of 9.34, with a single half century score of 60. With the ball he took 21 wickets at a bowling average of 17.66, with a single five wicket haul. Martin's exact best bowling figures are unknown, only that his greatest haul in an innings was 5 wickets.
As well as his first-class career, Martin also played non first-class matches for Dorset and Oxfordshire before the formation of the county clubs.
External links
- Edward Martin at Cricinfo
- Edward Martin at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Edward Martin