Edward Ebdon
Encyclopedia
Edward William Ebdon was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Somerset
. He was born in Bradford on Tone
and died in Weston-Super-Mare
.
Ebdon made two first-class appearances for Somerset, the first in 1891 against Marylebone Cricket Club
and the second seven years later against Sussex
.
Ebdon's brothers, John
and Percy
had short first-class careers.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
. He was born in Bradford on Tone
Bradford on Tone
Bradford on Tone is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
and died in Weston-Super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort, town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, which is within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury...
.
Ebdon made two first-class appearances for Somerset, the first in 1891 against Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
and the second seven years later against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
.
Ebdon's brothers, John
John Ebdon (cricketer)
John Francis Ebdon was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Milverton, Somerset and died in Burley-in-Wharfedale....
and Percy
Percy Ebdon
Percy John Ebdon was an English sportsman who made two international rugby union appearances for England, and made two first-class cricket appearances for Somerset in 1894.As a rugby player, Ebdon was a second row forward...
had short first-class careers.
External links
- Edward Ebdon at Cricket Archive