Herbert Jenner
Herbert Jenner (born 23 February 1806 at Mayfair, London; died 30 July 1904 at Falfield, Gloucestershire) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838. He changed his name to Herbert Jenner-Fust in 1864.[1]
Career
Jenner was an all-rounder who was righthanded as both batsman and bowler. He was an underarm bowler but his pace is unknown. He kept wicket when not bowling and is said to have been one of the "finest amateur wicketkeepers".[2]
In the 1820s, Jenner did not wear gloves or pads while keeping wicket.[2][3] These protections were gradually introduced in response to the development of roundarm bowling from 1827. Until then, the role of the wicketkeeper had been "offensive" rather than "defensive" in that he was primarily concerned with looking for stumping chances, but the increased pace of roundarm forced wicketkeepers to improve their ability to stop the ball and so prevent byes. By 1836, the Kent wicketkeeper Ned Wenman was using gloves but it is not known if Jenner himself adopted them in the latter part of his career.[3]
Jenner was first noted as a schoolboy cricketer at Eton College playing against Harrow School in 1822.[2] In 1827, he captained Cambridge University in the inaugural university match played at Lord's Cricket Ground.[2][4]
In first-class cricket, he was associated with Cambridge University, Kent and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He played for several predominantly amateur teams including the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.
Jenner made 36 known appearances in first-class matches from 1825 to 1838. He scored 842 runs with a highest score of 75. He is credited with 75 wickets (i.e., bowled only) including a best performance of 7 in an innings; he took five wickets in an innings on at least five occasions. As a wicketkeeper, he took 24 catches and made 17 stumpings.[5]
References
- ^ CricketArchive profile. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d Altham, p.68-69.
- ^ a b Birley, p.78.
- ^ CricketArchive: match scorecard. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
External links
Sources
- Altham, H S (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.