Edmund Hinkly (12 January 1817 – 8 December 1880) was an English professional

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er, most notable for being the first man known to have taken all ten wickets in a

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innings in an eleven-a-side game. He achieved this while playing for

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against an England XI at

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in 1848.Cowdrey's crowning glory

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, 2003-06-11. Retrieved 2017-11-09.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 256–257.
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at the

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. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Hinkly was born at

Benenden Benenden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald, to the west of Tenterden. In addition to the main village, Iden Green, East End, Dingleden and Standen Street settlem ...

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in 1817.Edmund Hinkly

. Retrieved 2017-11-09. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent against

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in 1846, going on to play in 43 known first-class matches between then and 1858.Edmund Hinkly
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-09. He was a professional player for

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in 1862 and, as well as playing for them and Kent, played two matches for Surrey and appeared four times for England in matches against counties, twice for South of England and once for "Surrey Club". He stood as an

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for the Surrey v Kent match at The Oval in 1852. He played for a number of clubs in different parts of the country as a professional.Pearson H (2013) ''The Trundlers'' London: Hachette UK.
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Retrieved 2017-11-09.) The most notable incident of his career was taking all ten wickets in an innings for Kent in 1848, the first time that the feat of taking all ten wickets had been recorded. His exact bowling analysis is unknown as runs conceded were not recorded. He died at

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in 1880 aged 63.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinkly, Edmund 1817 births 1880 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers Surrey cricketers North v South cricketers All-England Eleven cricketers Surrey Club cricketers Cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings People from Benenden