Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper (7 July 1896 – 11 July 1970) was an English

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er who played five first-class matches for

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in 1919. All were friendlies, as Worcestershire did not re-enter the

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until the following year.

Career

Tipper made his debut on 23 June against

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, and his 42 in the first innings helped avert a crisis; he had come in with the score on 27/5, but his steadying knock helped the team to 201. He also took 2/49 in Gloucestershire's own first innings (his first victim being Alfred Dipper), but second time around he was out for 3 and he took no more wickets before the game finished in a draw. Tipper had no notable success in his next three games, although in mid-August (once more against Gloucestershire) he took the final two wickets in the first innings to record his best

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of 1.2-1-0-2. He played only one more first-class match, against

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a week later. Here he made 43, his career best, and 0; his five overs of bowling were unsuccessful.

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