Kipps (Kent cricketer)
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Kipps aka Kips was a noted English wicketkeeper in Georgian cricket
. He was from Eltham
in Kent
but other personal information about him, including his first name, is unknown. Kipps played for Kent county cricket teams
and also for All-England
.
Kipps is first recorded in the famous Kent v All-England match at the Artillery Ground
on 18 June 1744, though it is believed he had already had a long career before that . This match is the opening entry in Scores & Biographies. Kipps was top scorer in both innings for Kent, who won by 1 wicket, and he completed one stumping and took a catch .
He continued to play in major matches until 1747 when he is last recorded .
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...
. He was from Eltham
Eltham, London
-Parks and open spaces:There is a large variety of open green space in Eltham, in the form of parkland, fields and woodland.*Avery Hill Park is large, open parkland, situated to the east of Eltham. It is most notable for its Winter Garden, a hothouse containing tropical trees and plants from around...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
but other personal information about him, including his first name, is unknown. Kipps played for Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
and also for All-England
All-England Eleven
In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
.
Kipps is first recorded in the famous Kent v All-England match at the Artillery Ground
Artillery Ground
The Artillery Ground in Finsbury is one of London's most centrally located cricket grounds, situated just off the City Road immediately north of the City of London...
on 18 June 1744, though it is believed he had already had a long career before that . This match is the opening entry in Scores & Biographies. Kipps was top scorer in both innings for Kent, who won by 1 wicket, and he completed one stumping and took a catch .
He continued to play in major matches until 1747 when he is last recorded .