 Jephson in about 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Digby Loder Armroid Jephson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1871 Brixton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 1926 (aged 54) Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890–1892 | Cambridge University Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894–1904 | Surrey County Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 23 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.