John Galpin
John George Galpin (13 January 1843 – 5 March 1917) was an English first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast, he made his debut for Hampshire against Kent, taking figures of 4/37 in the match. In Galpin's second match against Sussex he took figures of 4/45 as Hampshire lost by an innings. In Galpin's third and final match of 1875 against Kent, Galpin took his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 6/68 as Hampshire again lost by an innings.
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| Full name | John George Galpin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1843 Alverstoke, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 March 1917 (aged 74) Luton, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1875–1877 & 1880 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Galpin played a single match for Hampshire in 1876 against Derbyshire, where he took his second and final first-class five wicket haul with figures of 4/42.
In 1877 Galpin played two further matches for Hampshire, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Kent. Galpin's final first-class match for Hampshire came in 1880 against Sussex. In Galpin's brief first-class career for Hampshire he took 28 wickets at a bowling average of 16.50, with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/68.
Galpin died at Luton, Bedfordshire on 5 March 1917.
External links
- John Galpin at Cricinfo
- John Galpin at CricketArchive