Edward Aburrow Sr

Edward Aburrow Sr
Monument in Slindon village to commemorate its 1740s cricket team, including Edward Aburrow Sr
Personal information
Full name
Edward Aburrow Sr
Bornc.1715
Hambledon, England
Died15 April 1763(1763-04-15) (aged 48)
Slindon, Sussex, England
NicknameCuddy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm underarm
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
c.1742 – c.1744Slindon Cricket Club
c.1744Sussex
c.1744Richard Newland's XI
c.1744 – c.1751England

Edward Aburrow Sr. (c.1715 – 15 April 1763), also known as Cuddy, was an English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period who played for Slindon and Sussex under the patronage of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. He also represented various England teams. A resident of Slindon, Sussex, he was a contemporary of the three Newland brothers – Richard, John and Adam – who were his colleagues in the Slindon team. Outside of cricket, Aburrow Sr was a tailor in Slindon but he became involved in smuggling. He was jailed in 1745, though he turned King's evidence to gain parole. He relocated to Hambledon, Hampshire and his son Edward Aburrow Jr, also known as "Curry", became a regular Hambledon player.

Aburrow Sr was an outstanding bowler who is believed to have been right-handed, but his style and pace are unknown. Like all bowlers of the time, he used an underarm action, and delivered the ball all along the ground. Although there are tentative mentions in 1742, Aburrow Sr is first definitely recorded by name in the 1744 season and played until at least 1751.