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Theodore Tapp
Theodore Arthur Tapp (5 April 1883 – 21 October 1917) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Charles Tapp, he was born in April 1883 at Shortlands, Shortlands, Kent. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He played cricket for the college, but did not play for Cambridge University Cricket Club. Despite this, he did play first-class cricket while at Cambridge, appearing once for London County Cricket Club, London County against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1904. With his right-arm fast bowling he took a five wicket haul in the Cambridge first innings, with figures of 5 for 99. He batted twice in the match, scoring 5 runs in London County's first innings, before being dismissed by Guy Napier, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by John Hopley (athlete), John Hopley. After graduating from Cambridge, he intended to pursue a career in the Her Majesty's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shortlands
Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It has been part of Greater London since 1965, and was previously part of the historic county of Kent. It is located between Beckenham and Bromley, to the north of Park Langley. History The earliest known settlement in the area was an Iron Age hillfort at Toots Wood, where traces of a Roman Camp and pottery has also been found.Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetteer'', p 441 Historically, Shortlands was known as Clay Hill. In medieval times the areas consisted of sets of long and short fields, called Longelonds and Shortelonds, the latter ultimately giving its name to Shortlands House (later converted into a hotel, and now a part of Bishop Challoner School) which was built at the start of the 18th century. The house with its extensive farmland was acquired in 1848 by a railway magnate William Wilkinson, who also built several cottages for his farm labourers. Housing development began i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |