| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Stephen Hovey Botting |
| Birth date | 5 November 1845 |
| Birth place | Higham, Kent |
| Death date | 23 January 1927 (aged 81) |
| Death place | Shorne, Gravesend, Kent |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Club 1 | Kent |
| Year 1 | 1867–1875 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 2 |
| Runs 1 | 27 |
| Top score 1 | 20 |
| Bat avg 1 | 6.75 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Hidedeliveries | true |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 0/– |
| Date | 5 December |
| Year | 2025 |
| Source | https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28021/28021.html CricketArchive |
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]
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]
References
- ^ "Stephen Botting". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ Carlaw 2020, pp. 81–82.
- ^ "Botting, Stephen. Obituaries in 1927.". Wisden Online Archive. 1928. Retrieved 5 December 2025. – via ESPNcricinfo.
Bibliography
- Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914). Cardiff: ACS