Frederick Stephens JP (4 February 1836 — 1 April 1909) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Frederick Stephens | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1836 Caversham, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1909 (aged 73) Chawton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Berkeley Stephens (son) John Byng (nephew) Arthur Byng (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of John Stephens, he was born at Caversham in February 1836. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before matriculating to Pembroke College, Oxford.[2] After graduating from Oxford, Stephens entered into the Life Guards as a cornet and sub-lieutenant by purchase in March 1861.[3] He purchased the rank of lieutenant in the October of the same year,[4] before purchasing the rank of captain in July 1864.[5] Stephens played first-class cricket in 1865, making a single appearance for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at the Canterbury Cricket Week.[6] Batting twice in the match, he made scores of 9 not out in the Gentlemen first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by William Jervis.[7] Stephens retired from active service in November 1869.[8] He was married to Cecilia Byng, the daughter of a Royal Navy captain, in January 1869. Stephens held the offices of justice of the peace for both Hampshire and Huntingdonshire.[1] He died in Hampshire at Chawton in April 1909. His son, Berkeley, was also a first-class cricketer, as were his nephew's John Byng and Arthur Byng.
References
edit- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 117.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1348.
- ^ "No. 22497". The London Gazette. 29 March 1861. p. 1374.
- ^ "No. 22497". The London Gazette. 29 March 1861. p. 4107.
- ^ "No. 22871". The London Gazette. 5 July 1864. p. 3380.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Stephens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, 1865". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "No. 23553". The London Gazette. 9 November 1869. p. 5976.