Nepean (surname)

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Nepean is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Augustus Adolphus St John Nepean was an English first-class cricketer active 1876–77 who played for Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was born and died in Westminster.

The Rev. Charles Edward Burroughs Nepean was an English amateur cricketer and footballer who later became a vicar in the Church of England. As a cricketer he played ten first-class matches for Oxford University and Middlesex between 1870 and 1874, whilst in football he was in goal for Oxford University, the winning side in the 1874 FA Cup Final.

Evan Nepean British Naval officer and administrator

Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet, PC FRS was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the first of the Nepean Baronets.

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Nepean River river in New South Wales, Australia

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Lenham market village in Kent, England

Lenham is a market village and civil parish in Kent situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, halfway between Maidstone and Ashford. The picturesque square in the village has two public houses, a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room. Lenham has a population of 3,370 according to the 2011 Census.

The Division of Nepean was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the western suburbs of Sydney. It originally covered the suburbs of Granville, Lithgow and Penrith. After the redistribution of 27 February 1913 it also included the suburb of Homebush.

Nepean Township is a historical township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, now part of the City of Ottawa.

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The 1993 English cricket season was the 94th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The highlight was the dramatic arrival on the English scene of Shane Warne and his remarkable "Gatting Ball". Australia, led by Allan Border, now had a very strong team and won the Ashes series 4-1. Mike Gatting made amends on the domestic scene as he led Middlesex to another Britannic Assurance County Championship.

The 1977 English cricket season was the 78th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was played out in the aftermath of the Kerry Packer affair. Geoffrey Boycott returned to Test cricket and managed to score his 100th career century in the Headingley Test. An Australian team that was clearly affected by Packer proved to be no match for an England side that stayed together despite the controversy. The County Championship title was shared for only the third time in history after Middlesex and Kent finished on the same points.

1868 was the 82nd season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). It featured the tour by the team of Australian Aboriginals.

1826 was the 40th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The revival of inter-county cricket gathered pace and William Clarke made his known first-class debut.

Nepean Sea Road

Nepean Sea Road is an upmarket neighbourhood near Malabar Hill in South Mumbai. The area is named after Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet, a British politician and administrator, and the Governor of Bombay (1812–1819). This road was renamed to Lady Laxmibai Jagmohandas Marg in the 1960s, but as is the case with many other British street names that were renamed, it continues to be referred to as Nepean Sea Road. Nepean Sea Road is one of the costliest area in Mumbai.

The Nepean Baronetcy, of Bothenhampton in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 July 1802 for the politician and colonial administrator Evan Nepean. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1804 to 1885 and Governor of Bombay from 1812 to 1819. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 2002. Another member of the family to gain distinction was Herbert Evan Charles Bayley Nepean (1865–1951), son of Colonel Herbert Augustus Tierney Nepean, son of Reverend Evan Nepean, fourth son of the first Baronet. He was a Brigadier in the Indian Army. Lieutenant Colonel Evan Yorke Nepean, the 6th Baronet, was notable for having the amateur radio callsign AC4YN. With Hugh E. Richardson on a political mission to Tibet in 1936, he took this call based on his own initials and the AC4 prefix, which at that time was assigned to this country. It is famous as one of the rarest amateur stations.

Oliver is a given name. It is also used as a surname, in particular of a Scottish sept.

Herbert Jenner-Fust was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Beckenham and died in Falfield.

The Nepean Museum is a museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a community-focused museum that preserves, makes accessible and communicates the former municipality of Nepean's history. Artifacts related to Nepean, from its beginnings to the 20th century, are restored and displayed in the museum galleries and grounds. The museum has an open concept exhibit area of approximately 2000sq ft. The museum collects, preserves, researches, exhibits and interprets the works of man and nature in Nepean. Its address is 16 Rowley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Tobias Skelton Roland-Jones is an English cricketer. A medium-fast, right arm bowler and a lower order right handed batsman, Roland-Jones represents Middlesex in county cricket, and has represented England at Test and ODI level.

Evan Alcock Nepean was an English first-class cricketer active 1886–1902 who played for Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Oxford University. He was born in Mitcham; died in Windsor.