Edmund John Bilton (23 May 1839 — 24 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Edmund John Bilton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1839 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 1916 (aged 77) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1866 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of James and Rebecca Bilton (née Ship), he was born at Cambridge in May 1839.[1] A keen cricketer, he made three appearances in first-class cricket between 1859 and 1866 as a wicket-keeper for Cambridge Town Club (playing as Cambridgeshire in 1866), with all three of his first-class matches coming against Cambridge University.[2] He scored 25 runs in his three matches, with a highest score of 11.[3] Outside of cricket, Bilton was by profession a clerk and music teacher; his musical interest included his membership of both the King's College and Trinity College choirs at the University of Cambridge.[1] Bilton died at Cambridge in August 1916.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Edmund John Bilton". www.millroadcemetery.org.uk. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edmund Bilton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edmund Bilton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2022.