Edmund Hinkly
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Edmund Hinkly was an English cricket
er, best remembered for being the first man known to have taken all ten wickets in a first-class
innings in an eleven-a-side game, claiming 10-48 while playing for Kent
against England XI
at Lord's in 1848. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm fast round-arm bowler.
Hinkly made his first-class debut against Surrey
at The Oval
in 1846, and played 43 matches between then and 1858, including two for Surrey: one against an All-England XI in 1848 and one against Nottinghamshire
five years later. He also appeared four times for England in matches against counties, twice for South of England and once for "Surrey Club" (as opposed to the county itself). He stood as umpire
for the Surrey v Kent match at The Oval in 1852.
Hinkly finished his career with 318 runs at 6.36
and 189 wickets at about 14
; this latter figure is approximate as his full bowling analyses
for 1846 and 1850 are unknown.
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, best remembered for being the first man known to have taken all ten wickets in a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
innings in an eleven-a-side game, claiming 10-48 while playing for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
against England XI
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...
at Lord's in 1848. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm fast round-arm bowler.
Hinkly made his first-class debut against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
in 1846, and played 43 matches between then and 1858, including two for Surrey: one against an All-England XI in 1848 and one against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
five years later. He also appeared four times for England in matches against counties, twice for South of England and once for "Surrey Club" (as opposed to the county itself). He stood as umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
for the Surrey v Kent match at The Oval in 1852.
Hinkly finished his career with 318 runs at 6.36
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
and 189 wickets at about 14
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
; this latter figure is approximate as his full bowling analyses
Bowling analysis
In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis usually refers to a notation summarising a bowler's performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens , total runs conceded and number of wickets taken...
for 1846 and 1850 are unknown.