John_Prest_(cricketer)

John Prest (cricketer)

John Prest (cricketer)

English cricketer

John Beevor Prest (28 May 1826 – 15 August 1871) was an English first-class cricketer.

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The son of John and Arabella Prest, he moved with them to Sheffield along his brother William when he bought a wine business.[1] There he played first-class cricket for Sheffield (aka Yorkshire), making two appearances against Manchester in 1852 and 1854, with both matches played at Manchester.[2] He scored 22 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 12.[3] He died in Lincoln in August 1871.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Hutton, Steven; Curry, Graham; Goodman, Peter (2007). Sheffield FC. At Heart Limited. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84547-174-3.
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played by John Prest". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Prest". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. [4]
    Deaths. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 19 August 1871. p. 10
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