Benjamin Tipper

Infobox Old Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngname = Benjamin Tipper
batting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = unknown
FCs = 5
FC runs = 137
FC bat avg = 15.22
FC 100s/50s = 0/0
FC top score = 43
FC balls = 140
FC wickets = 4
FC bowl avg = 20.00
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 2-0
FC catches/stumpings = 7/0
debut date = 23 June
debut year = 1919
last date = 26 August
last year = 1919
source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21866.html Cricinfo

Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper (7 July 1896 - 11 July 1970) was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1919. All were friendlies, as Worcestershire did not re-enter the County Championship until the following year.

He was born in King's Norton, then in Worcestershire, and died just after his 74th birthday in Norton Lindsay, Warwickshire.

Career

Tipper made his debut on 23 June against Gloucestershire, and his 42 in the first innings helped avert a crisis; he had come in with the score on 27/5, but his steadying knock helped the team to 201. He also took 2-49 in Gloucestershire's own first innings (his first victim being his near-namesake Alfred Dipper), but second time around he was out for 3 and he took no more wickets before the game finished in a draw.

He had no notable success in his next three games, although in mid-August (once more against Gloucestershire) he took the final two wickets in the first innings to record his best bowling analysis of 1.2-1-0-2. He played only one more first-class match, against Warwickshire a week later. Here he made 43, his career best, and 0; his five overs of bowling were unsuccessful.

External links

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* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/33/33345/33345.html Statistical summary] from CricketArchive