Digby Jephson
English cricketer (1871-1926) · Athletes · Died at 54
Digby Loder Armroid Jephson 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.
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About this person
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.
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1926 · aged 54
