Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper (7 July 1896 – 11 July 1970) was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1919. All were friendlies, as Worcestershire did not re-enter the County Championship until the following year.

Benjamin Tipper
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper
Born(1896-07-07)7 July 1896
Kings Norton, Worcestershire , England
Died11 July 1970(1970-07-11) (aged 74)
Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 5
Runs scored 137
Batting average 15.22
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 43
Balls bowled 140
Wickets 4
Bowling average 20.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/0
Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: CricketArchive, 20 May 2009

Career

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Tipper made his debut on 23 June against Gloucestershire, and his 42 in the first innings helped avert a crisis; he had come in with the score on 27/5, but his steadying knock helped the team to 201. He also took 2/49 in Gloucestershire's own first innings (his first victim being Alfred Dipper), but second time around he was out for 3 and he took no more wickets before the game finished in a draw.[1]

Tipper had no notable success in his next three games, although in mid-August (once more against Gloucestershire) he took the final two wickets in the first innings to record his best bowling analysis of 1.2-1-0-2.[2] He played only one more first-class match, against Warwickshire a week later. Here he made 43, his career best, and 0; his five overs of bowling were unsuccessful.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Gloucestershire v Worcestershire in 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Worcestershire v Warwickshire in 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2009.

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