Stephen Botting

Stephen Botting

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Hovey Botting
Born	5 November 1845 Higham, Kent, England
Died	23 January 1927 (aged 81) Gravesend, Kent, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1867–1875	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 27 Batting average 6.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2012

Stephen Hovey Botting (5 November 1845 – 23 January 1927) was an English cricketer. Botting was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, though he did not bowl in first-class cricket. He was born at Higham, Kent.

Botting made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in 1867 at Ashford Road, Eastbourne. In Kent's first-innings of 162, Botting was run out for 2 runs, while in their second-innings of 134 he was promoted to open the batting, scoring 20 runs before he was once again run out. Kent won the match by 31 runs.^[1] He later made a second first-class appearance for Kent against the same opposition at the County Ground, Hove, in 1875.^[2] In this match, Botting was run out for a single run in Kent's first-innings of 89, while in their second-innings of 59 he was dismissed by James Lillywhite for 4 runs. Sussex won by an innings and 266 runs.^[3]

He died at Gravesend, Kent on 23 January 1927.

References

1. "Sussex v Kent, 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Botting". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
3. "Sussex v Kent, 1875". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

External links

• Stephen Botting at ESPNcricinfo
• Stephen Botting at CricketArchive