Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district,in the county of Hertfordshire,England. It is in the London commuter belt,near the border with Essex,just west of the M11 motorway and Stansted Airport,22 miles north-east of Central London and 34 minutes away by rail from Liverpool Street station. The town had an estimated population of 41,088 in 2020. The district of East Hertfordshire,where the town centre is located,was ranked as the best place to live in the UK by the Halifax Quality of Life annual survey in 2020.
Alexander Graham Doggart,JP was an English administrator,first-class cricketer,footballer and magistrate.
Bishop's Stortford College is a private boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18,situated in a 130-acre (0.53 km2) campus on the edge of the market town of Bishop's Stortford,Hertfordshire,England.
Mehriyar "Mel" Hussain is an English former cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1985. He also played one List A match for Essex Cricket Board 16 years later in 2001.
Steven Chapman was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow-left arm bowler who played for Durham. He was born in Crook,beginning his cricket career as a junior with his hometown club,Crook Town CC.
Phillip Joel Hughes was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. He was a left-handed opening batsman who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his Test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. He made his ODI debut in 2013.
David Garfield Hughes,played one first-class cricket match for Somerset in 1955.
David Leslie York is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Shropshire. He was born in Quatt,Shropshire.
Nigel Chapman was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Oxfordshire. He was born in Bishop's Stortford.
Cricketfield Lane is a cricket ground in Bishop's Stortford,Hertfordshire. The earliest recorded match on the ground was in 1862 between Bishop's Stortford and an All-England Eleven. In 1895 Hertfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground,which came against Norfolk. From 1895 to the present day,the ground has played host to 54 Minor Counties Championship matches and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Richard Gordon Rodger is an English born former Scottish cricketer. Rodger was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Norwich,Norfolk.
David Leather is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Whiston,Merseyside.
Mark Roger Gouldstone is a former English cricketer. Gouldstone was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop's Stortford,Hertfordshire.
Charles Ian McMillan Jones,FRSA was an English sportsman and academic who served as teacher and educational administrator from 1960 to 1997. He played cricket between 1959 and 1969,including the 1969 Gillette Cup and was also an Olympic field hockey player,representing Britain at the 1960 and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
David Surridge is a former English cricketer. Surridge was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Bishop's Stortford,Hertfordshire.
Gwyn Hughes is a former Welsh cricketer. Hughes was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Cardiff,Glamorgan,and attended Cardiff High School.
Roland Bell was an English cricketer. Bell was a right-handed batsman who bowled roundarm slow,though with which arm he bowled with is not known. He was born at Bishop's Stortford,Hertfordshire.
Harold Watson was an English cricketer active in the 1910s and 1920s,making just over a dozen appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Gooderstone,Norfolk,Watson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium and who played most of his cricket at minor counties level with Norfolk.
Matthew David Hunn is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Edwin George Witherden,known as Ted Witherden,was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club from 1951 to 1955. He later went on to be one of the most successful batsmen to play in the Minor Counties Championship,playing for Norfolk County Cricket Club between 1956 and 1962. In later life he was a successful groundsman and cricket coach in Bishop's Stortford.
