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Harry Jupp — The Surrey Stonewaller and His Impenetrable Defence, 1860s
Surrey and England representative sides
1863-06-01
Harry Jupp of Surrey was one of Victorian cricket's great defensive batsmen — a stonewaller of such impenetrable technique that contemporaries called him 'Young Stonewall' and marvelled at his ability to bat through entire sessions without apparent risk of dismissal. His method was unromantic but effective; he scored over 23,000 first-class runs at an average of 22, represented England in the first two Test matches of 1876–77, and drove bowlers to distraction with a patience that the entertainment-hungry Victorian public occasionally found trying.
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