Francis Wallis Lipscomb (20 July 1834 — 3 October 1906) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Francis Wallis Lipscomb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1834 Alresford, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 1906 (aged 72) Southsea, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1881–1882 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb was born in Alresford in July 1834. He was commissioned into the British Army as an ensign with the 2nd Royal Lanarkshire Militia in November 1855,[1] with promotion to lieutenant following in September 1857.[2] He transferred from the militia to the Royal Irish Regiment in March 1858, being given the commission of ensign upon his transfer to the regular army.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1859,[4] before being appointed an instructor of musketry in March 1865.[5] Lipscomb retired from active service in May 1867.[6] Shortly thereafter, he returned to the militia with the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, holding the rank of captain.[7]
Lipscomb made his debut first-class cricket while serving in the army in 1857, debuting for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex at Canterbury in 1857. His next first-class match came in 1862, for the Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North at Lord's.[8] After the end of his military career, Lipscomb played first-class cricket for Hampshire, for whom he first appeared for in 1881 against Sussex at the Antelope Ground in Southampton; he played two further first-class matches for Hampshire, making a second appearance in 1881 against Sussex at Hove, before playing against Sussex for a third time at the County Ground in Southampton in 1882.[8] In five first-class matches, Lipscomb scored 121 runs at an average of 15.12, making one half century score of 53.[9] Beginning from the mid–1850s, he played club cricket in Scotland and played for the representative Scottish team as captain in 1870.[10]
Following the end of his military and cricketing endeavours, he became a hops merchant.[11] Lipscomb died at Southsea on 3 October 1906.[11] He was survived by his widow, Sophia.[12]
References
edit- ^ "No. 21815". The London Gazette. 16 November 1855. p. 4235.
- ^ "No. 22043". The London Gazette. 25 September 1857. p. 3197.
- ^ "No. 22116". The London Gazette. 23 March 1858. p. 1533.
- ^ "No. 22253". The London Gazette. 22 April 1859. p. 1661.
- ^ "No. 22969". The London Gazette. 16 May 1865. p. 2551.
- ^ "No. 23246". The London Gazette. 30 April 1867. p. 2526.
- ^ "No. 23282". The London Gazette. 26 July 1867. p. 4170.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Francis Lipscomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Player profile: Francis Lipscomb". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "A–Z (L4)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Obituaries". Army and Navy Gazette. London. 3 November 1906. p. 16. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The late Captain Lipscomb". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 10 November 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.