Robert Webb (cricketer, born 1806)

Robert Webb
Personal information
Full name
Robert Holden Webb
Born22 February 1806
Ham Common, Surrey
Died10 March 1880 (1880-03-11) (aged 74)
Essendon, Hertfordshire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1826–1827Cambridge University
Source: CricketArchive, 23 June 2013

Robert Holden Webb (22 February 1806 – 10 March 1880) was an English cricketer with amateur status, later an Anglican priest.

Webb was educated at Eton College and then Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He is recorded as playing for Cambridge University in three first-class cricket matches from 1826 to 1827, totalling 24 runs with a highest score of 10 and holding no catches.[2] He was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1830 and was rector of Essendon from 1844 until his death.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Webb, Robert Holden (WB825RH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "Robert Webb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2013.