William Henry Lipscomb (20 November 1846 – 9 April 1918) was an English barrister and first-class cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium pace.[1]
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| Full name | William Henry Lipscomb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1846-11-20)20 November 1846 Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 April 1918(1918-04-09) (aged 71) Clapham, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1868 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1866–1867 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1868 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was the eldest son of William Henry Lipscomb of Winchester, and was educated at Marlborough College from 1860. He went up to University College, Oxford in 1865, graduating B.A. in 1870. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1868, and was called to the bar there in 1872.[2][3][4]
Lipscomb died at Clapham, London on 9 April 1918.
Lipscomb made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1866 against Surrey. He played four first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final match against Kent in 1867. Additionally in 1867, he played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North.
In 1868 Lipscomb played for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing his second and final first-class match for the University in the same season and winning his Blue against Cambridge University.
Lipscomb was also a well-known oarsman.