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'''Edwin Napper''' (26 January 1815 – 8 March 1895) was an English amateur [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket]] from 1839 to 1862.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/227090.html|title=Obituaries in 1893|date=24 November 2005|website=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]}}</ref><br />
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A left-handed [[batsman]] and right arm medium pace [[roundarm bowling|roundarm]] [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]] who was mainly associated with [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]], he made 128 known appearances in first-class matches. He was the second Sussex club captain, succeeding [[Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1816)|C. G. Taylor]] before the 1847 season and holding the post until 1862.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31653/31653.html CricketArchive]. Retrieved on 3 December 2008.</ref> He represented the Gentlemen in the [[Gentlemen v Players]] series and the [[South of England cricket team|South]] in the [[North v. South]] series.<br />
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Napper subsequently became a "most enthusiastic and generous patron of the game".<ref>Altham, p.89.</ref> His brother, [[William Napper (English cricketer)|William]], also played first-class cricket.<br />
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