John Galpin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Galpin

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1843

Place of Birth: Alverstoke, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1917

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John George Galpin (13 January 1843 – 5 March 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.
A right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast, he made his debut for Hampshire against Kent, taking figures of 4/37 in the match.
In Galpin's second match against Sussex he took figures of 4/45 as Hampshire lost by an innings.
In Galpin's third and final match of 1875 against Kent, Galpin took his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 6/68 as Hampshire again lost by an innings. Galpin played a single match for Hampshire in 1876 against Derbyshire, where he took his second and final first-class five wicket haul with figures of 4/42. In 1877 Galpin played two further matches for Hampshire, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Kent.
Galpin's final first-class match for Hampshire came in 1880 against Sussex.
In Galpin's brief first-class career for Hampshire he took 28 wickets at a bowling average of 16.50, with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/68. Galpin died at Luton, Bedfordshire on 5 March 1917.