Edwin Napper
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Edwin Napper (26 January 1815 – 8 March 1895) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1839 to 1862.[1]
A left-handed batsman and right arm medium pace roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Sussex, he made 128 known appearances in first-class matches. He was the second Sussex club captain, succeeding C. G. Taylor before the 1847 season and holding the post until 1862.[2] He represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series and the South in the North v. South series.
Napper subsequently became a "most enthusiastic and generous patron of the game".[3] His brother, William, also played first-class cricket.
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