Personal information | |
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Born | England | 7 December 1799
Died | 15 December 1879 Binstead, Isle of Wight | (aged 80)
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1820 | Cambridge University |
Source:
CricketArchive, 31 March 2013 |
Philip Hewett (7 September 1799 – 15 December 1879) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University in one match in 1820, totalling 2 runs with a highest score of 2. [1]
Hewett was educated at Winchester College and St John's College, Cambridge. After graduating he became a Church of England priest and was rector of Binstead for forty-six years, from 1833 until his death. [2] He is remembered in Holy Cross Church, Binstead, by a stone tablet and a stained-glass window. [3]