Joseph Cupitt Explained

Joseph Cupitt
Country:England
Fullname:Joseph Cupitt
Birth Date:25 September 1867
Birth Place:Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England
Bowling:Left arm medium pace bowler
Year1:1905
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:22 May
Debutyear1:1905
Debutagainst1:Essex
Lastdate1:19 June
Lastyear1:1905
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:19
Bat Avg1:9.5
100S/50S1:/
Top Score1:13
Deliveries1:450
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:48.33
Best Bowling1:1-14
Catches/Stumpings1:0/-
Date:July
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28887/28887.html

Joseph Cupitt (25 September 1867 - 6 May 1932) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905.

Cupitt was born in Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Cupitt, a coal miner, and his wife Susannah. Cupitt himself became a miner.[1] He played for Derbyshire in the 1892 season and in the 1893 season when the club was outside the championship. Twelve years later in the 1905 season he made his first-class debut, against Essex in May. He took one wicket in the match, that of future Test cricketer Claude Buckenham, though Derbyshire lost the match by an innings margin, in part thanks to a first-class best 277 runs from Charlie McGahey. His second and final first-class appearance came the following month, against Northamptonshire, against whom, he took two wickets but scored just a single run in two innings.

Cupitt was a left-arm medium-pace bowler and took three first-class wickets at an average of 48.33 and a best performance of 2 for 24. He batted in four innings in two first-class matches at an average of 9.5 and a top score of 13.[2]

Cupitt died in South Kirkby, Yorkshire at the age of 64.

Notes and References

  1. British Census 1881 RG11 3443/130 p27
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28887/28887.html Joseph Cupitt at Cricket Archive