Ernest Powell
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Ernest Ormsby Powell was an English
cricketer
. Powell was a right-handed batsman.
and King's College, Cambridge
. He made his first-class
debut for Surrey
in 1882 against the Middlesex
. During his debut match, Powell made a duck
in Surrey's first innings but followed that up with his maiden half century, a score of 53 in Surrey's second innings. Powell played four matches for Surrey in the 1882 season, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Nottinghamshire
at The Oval
.
Powell made a single first-class appearance in 1883 for Cambridge University
against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1884 Powell played his second and final first-class match for the University against the same opposition.
During the 1884 season Powell also made his debut for Hampshire
against local rivals Sussex
. From 1884 to 1885 Powell made eleven first-class appearances for Hampshire, with his final first-class appearance coming in 1885, the season in which they lost their first-class status until the 1894 County Championship
, against Kent
. In his eleven first-class matches for the county, Powell scored 759 runs at a batting average
of 39.94, with four half centuries and one century which gave Powell his highest first-class score of 140.
Following the loss of Hampshire's first-class status, Powell continued to play for the county in non first-class matches up until 1889, when Hampshire played Surrey.
Powell also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club, making his debut for the club in 1888 against Oxford University
. Powell played a further match, against Cambridge University, in 1888. Powell's final first-class match came in his third and final match for the club against Cambridge University in 1895. In his three matches, Powell scored 138 runs at an average of 27.60, with a single half century score of 89.
Powell additionally played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South in 1885.
He later became a teacher, and was Head Master of Stafford Grammar School
from 1901 to 1924.
Powell died at Stafford
, Staffordshire
on March 29, 1928.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Powell was a right-handed batsman.
Life
Powell was educated at EtonEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
. He made his 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...
debut for 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...
in 1882 against the Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
. During his debut match, Powell made a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in Surrey's first innings but followed that up with his maiden half century, a score of 53 in Surrey's second innings. Powell played four matches for Surrey in the 1882 season, with his final first-class match for the county coming 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...
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...
.
Powell made a single first-class appearance in 1883 for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1884 Powell played his second and final first-class match for the University against the same opposition.
During the 1884 season Powell also made his debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
against local rivals 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...
. From 1884 to 1885 Powell made eleven first-class appearances for Hampshire, with his final first-class appearance coming in 1885, the season in which they lost their first-class status until the 1894 County Championship
1894 County Championship
The 1894 County Championship was the fifth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 14 May to 30 August 1894. Surrey reclaimed the title that Yorkshire had taken from them the previous season.-Table:...
, against 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...
. In his eleven first-class matches for the county, Powell scored 759 runs at a batting average
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 :...
of 39.94, with four half centuries and one century which gave Powell his highest first-class score of 140.
Following the loss of Hampshire's first-class status, Powell continued to play for the county in non first-class matches up until 1889, when Hampshire played Surrey.
Powell also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club, making his debut for the club in 1888 against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
. Powell played a further match, against Cambridge University, in 1888. Powell's final first-class match came in his third and final match for the club against Cambridge University in 1895. In his three matches, Powell scored 138 runs at an average of 27.60, with a single half century score of 89.
Powell additionally played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South in 1885.
He later became a teacher, and was Head Master of Stafford Grammar School
Stafford Grammar School
Stafford Grammar School is a mixed, independent day school located on the outskirts of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire. Founded in 1982, the school inhabits a building built by the famous Victorian architect Augustus Pugin.-History:...
from 1901 to 1924.
Powell died at Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
on March 29, 1928.
External links
- Ernest Powell at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Ernest Powell at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Matches and detailed statistics for Ernest Powell