Stephen Botting
English cricketer (1845–1927)
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Stephen Hovey Botting (5 November 1845 – 23 January 1927) was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was a right-handed batter who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Higham.[1]
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| Full name | Stephen Hovey Botting | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1845 Higham, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1927 (aged 81) Shorne, Gravesend, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1867–1875 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Botting played club cricket regularly at Cobham. He made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in 1867 at Ashford Road, Eastbourne in a match arranged by players rather than officials of either club.[2] He made a second first-class appearance for Kent against the same opposition at the County Ground, Hove, in 1875.[2][1]
Botting worked as a labourer and gardener throughout his life, and played cricket as a professional. He married Jane Stevens in 1870, and the couple had 13 children.[2] He died at Shorne, near Gravesend, Kent on 23 January 1927, aged 81.[1][3]