| Edward Hemsted | |
| Country: | England |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Whitchurch, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm fast |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1866 - 1869 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 220 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.71 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 260 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 13.90 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 25 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14155.html Cricinfo |
Edward Hemsted (10 October 1846 — 12 March 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Tobias Hemsted, a surgeon from Newbury, he was born in October 1846 at Whitchurch, Hampshire. He was educated in Kent at Chatham House School. Hemsted made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury in 1863.[1] From 1866 to 1869, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire on seven occasions.[1] In these, he scored 204 runs at an average of exactly 17, with a highest score of 39.[2] With his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 12.25;[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 14 against Surrey. His efforts were notable for helping Hampshire to just their second victory in first-class cricket.[4]
Hemsted died at Weymouth, Dorset on 12 March 1884.