John Prest (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Beevor Prest | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1826 York, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 August 1871 (aged 45) Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Prest (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||
John Beevor Prest (28 May 1826 – 15 August 1871) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of John and Arabella Prest, he moved with his brother William to Sheffield when their father bought a wine business.[1] There he played first-class cricket for Sheffield (also known as Yorkshire), making two appearances against Manchester in 1852 and 1854, with both matches taking place there. [2] He scored 22 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 12.[3] He died in Lincoln in August 1871.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hutton, Steven; Curry, Graham; Goodman, Peter (2007). Sheffield FC. At Heart Limited. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84547-174-3.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Prest". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Prest". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Deaths. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 19 August 1871. p. 10