Full name Philip Hewett Name Philip Hewett | Role unknown Batting style unknown hand | |
Born 7 September 1799 London, England Bowling style underarm: unknown hand and type |
Philip Hewett (7 September 1799 in London – 15 December 1879 in Binstead, Isle of Wight) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University who was active in the 1820s. He is recorded in one match in 1820, totalling 2 runs with a highest score of 2.
Hewett was educated at Winchester and St John's College, Cambridge. After graduating he became a Church of England priest and was rector of Binstead for forty-six years, from 1833 until his death. He is remembered in Holy Cross Church, Binstead, by a stone tablet and a stained-glass window.
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