Batting style Unknown 1846 Oxford University | Name Francis Pipe-Wolferstan | |
Full name Francis Stafford Pipe-Wolferstan Born 14 October 1826 Statfold, Staffordshire, England Died 3 November 1900(1900-11-03) (aged 74)
Statfold, Staffordshire, England | ||
Francis Stafford Pipe-Wolferstan (14 October 1826 – 3 November 1900) was an English cricketer. Pipe-Wolferstan's batting style is unknown.
Born at Statfold, Staffordshire, Pipe-Wolferstan was educated at Eton College before studying law at Balliol College, Oxford. While studying at the university he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1846 at Lord's. In a match which Oxford University won by an innings and 17 runs, he scored 7 runs in his only innings, before being dismissed by William Lillywhite.
He was a member of the Inner Temple and was a barrister until 1871. Between 1871 and 1891 he was a farmer of 796 acres and employed seventeen people. He was resident at Statfold Hall in his home village and died there on 3 November 1900.