Digby Jephson

Digby Loder Armroid Jephson (23 February 1871 – 19 January 1926) was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Surrey. Jephson was a right-handed middle order batsman. But his enduring fame rests on his reputation as one of the last lob bowlers, bowling slow right-arm underarm lobs. His action was described as a little like setting a wood in crown green bowling. In fact, he started as an overarm right-handed fast bowler, but switched to lobs with great success when he took up regular county cricket in the late 1890s.

Digby Jepson
Jephson in about 1902
Personal information
Full name
Digby Loder Armroid Jephson
Born23 February 1871
Brixton, London, England
Died19 January 1926 (aged 54)
Cambridge, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–1892Cambridge University Cricket Club
1894–1904Surrey County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 207
Runs scored 7,973
Batting average 30.66
100s/50s 11/40
Top score 213
Balls bowled 14,263
Wickets 297
Bowling average 25.10
5 wickets in innings 14
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 7/51
Catches/stumpings 104/–
Source: CricInfo, 23 April 2023
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