Archie Wickham

Archie Wickham

Archie Wickham
Personal information
Full name	Archdale Palmer Wickham
Born	(1855-11-09)9 November 1855 South Holmwood, Surrey, England
Died	13 October 1935(1935-10-13) (aged 79) Highbridge, Somerset, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1876–1878	Oxford University
1881–1890	Norfolk
1891–1907	Somerset
First-class debut	25 May 1876 Oxford University v MCC
Last First-class	11 July 1907 Somerset v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 93 Runs scored 760 Batting average 8.83 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 28 Balls bowled 10 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 0/3 Catches/stumpings 90/60
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2010

Archdale Palmer Wickham (9 November 1855 – 13 October 1935) was a first-class cricketer who played 82 matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1907. He also played for a number of representative teams and for Oxford University, and played second-class cricket for Norfolk County Cricket Club from 1881 to 1890. A wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman, he scored 760 career first-class runs, and claimed 90 catches and 60 stumpings.

Wickham was educated at Marlborough College and New College, Oxford. He then prepared for the priesthood at Leeds Clergy School and was ordained. After three curacies he was vicar of , Somerset, 1888–1911 and a prebendary of Wells Cathedral 1904–11. He was then vicar of East Brent, Somerset, from 1911 until his death in 1935.