Christopher Ewbank


Christopher Cooper Ewbank was an English cricketer. Ewbank was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper.

Early life

He was born at Cambridge, the son of George Ewbank of Brighton. He matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge in 1863, graduating B.A. in 1867.

Cricket

Ewbank made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Brighton. In the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings, he was dismissed for a single run by James Lillywhite, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 31 runs by Richard Fillery. The following season, he made two first-class appearances for Sussex, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground, and Surrey at The Oval. Twelve years later in 1879, he made a final first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. In three first-class matches for the county, he scored 63 runs at an average of 10.50, with a high score of 23. His brother, George, also played first-class cricket.

Career

Ewbank was the vicar of Langford, Bedfordshire, for 63 years from 1870 and died there on 9 July 1933.