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Francis Henry Gresson (18 February 1868 – 31 January 1949) was an English cricketer active from 1887 to 1901 who played for Oxford University and Sussex. He was born in Worthing and was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford and died in Eastbourne. He appeared in 47 first-class matches as a lefthanded batsman who bowled left arm fast medium. He was a Cricket blue at Oxford between 1887-89. His appearances with Sussex were limited by his job as a schoolmaster and he played no county cricket between 1890-99. [1] He scored 1,241 runs with a highest score of 114 and took 30 wickets with a best performance of five for 50. [2]

Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since it was first recorded in 1827. It was classified as a List A team in 1973 only.

Sussex County Cricket Club English cricket team

Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. The club was founded in 1839 as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams, including the old Brighton Cricket Club, which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s. The club has always held first-class status. Sussex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.

Worthing Town & Borough in England

Worthing is a large seaside town in England, and district with borough status in West Sussex. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, 10 miles (16 km) west of Brighton, and 18 miles (29 km) east of the county town of Chichester. With an estimated population of 104,600 and an area of 12.5 square miles (32.37 km2) the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation, which makes it part of the 15th most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Since 2010 northern parts of the borough, including the Worthing Downland Estate, have formed part of the South Downs National Park.

Notes

  1. ↑ Bailey, Philip; Thorn, Philip; Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1984). Who's Who of Cricketers. London: Newnes Books. p. 411. ISBN   0600346927.
  2. ↑ Francis Gresson at CricketArchive


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