Edward Elmhirst (26 November 1811 – 12 November 1893) was an English

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er who played in 15 matches between 1834 and 1853 that are considered to have been first-class. Among the teams that he played first-class games for were

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and the Gentlemen of England. He was born at

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, Lincolnshire and died at Shawell, Leicestershire. Though his record is not impressive by modern standards, Elmhirst batted mostly in the middle order, and sometimes as an opening batsman, but it is not recorded whether he was right- or left-handed; he also kept wicket in some games. Elmhirst was ordained as a

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after he left

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in 1835 and served as

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of Shawell from 1841 until his death. Elmhirst was credited with coaching a local youth from

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, John King, who had a long cricket career for Leicestershire and played also for

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1811 births 1893 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers North v South cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 19th-century English Anglican priests {{England-cricket-bio-stub