Robert Webb (cricketer, born 1806)

Robert Holden Webb (22 February 1806 – 10 March 1880) was an English cricketer with amateur status, later an Anglican priest.

Robert Webb
Personal information
Full nameRobert Holden Webb
Born22 February 1806
Ham Common, Surrey
Died10 March 1880 (1880-03-11) (aged 74)
Essendon, Hertfordshire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1826–1827Cambridge University
Source: CricketArchive, 23 June 2013

Webb was educated at Eton College and then Christ's College, Cambridge.[1]He is recorded as playing for Cambridge University in three first-class cricket matches from 1826 to 1827, totalling 24 runs with a highest score of 10 and holding no catches.[2] He was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1830 and was rector of Essendon from 1844 until his death.[1]

References

  1. "Webb, Robert Holden (WB825RH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. "Robert Webb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2013.


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