Mortimer Ewen

Mortimer Ewen

Personal information
Full name	Mortimer Ewen
Born	5 September 1816 Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Died	1887 (aged 70–71) Midhurst, Sussex, England
Batting style	Unknown
Bowling style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1826–1834	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 81 Batting average 8.10 100s/50s –/– Top score 23 Balls bowled 8+ Wickets 3 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/? Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2011

Mortimer Ewen (5 September 1816 – 1887) was an English cricketer. Ewen's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Lodsworth, Sussex.

Ewen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1839. He made five further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1843.^[1] In his six first-class matches for Sussex, he scored 61 runs at an average of 6.77, with a high score of 23.^[2] With the ball, he took 3 wickets, though his bowling average and best figures are unknown due to incomplete records.^[3] He also made a single first-class appearance for Petworth in 1844 against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Petworth Park New Ground.^[1] He ended Petworth's first-innings unbeaten on 13, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 7 runs by William Hillyer. Petworth won this low scoring match by 3 wickets.^[4]

He died at Midhurst, Sussex in 1887.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Mortimer Ewen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mortimer Ewen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mortimer Ewen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
4. "Petworth v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1844". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

External links

• Mortimer Ewen at ESPNcricinfo
• Mortimer Ewen at CricketArchive