Noah Mann (15 November 1756 at

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– December 1789 at Northchapel) was a famous English

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. The outstanding Hambledon all-rounder Noah Mann made his first-class debut in 1777. He made 55 known first-class appearances from 1777 to 1789. He was a left-handed batsman and bowler. Said to be a powerful hitter as a batsman, he could also swing the ball and seems to have been a medium fast seamer. Mann was extremely athletic and Haygarth recounts how he "could cover an immense deal of ground, darting about like lightning". He could also perform extraordinary feats of agility on horseback, being able to pick up handkerchiefs from the ground while going at full speed. Noah Mann's early death was through a bizarre accident. Haygarth recounts that: "he had been out shooting, and on his return to the Half Moon Inn, at Northchapel, wet and tired, he had a free carouse with his companions; refusing to go to bed, he persisted in sleeping all night in his chair in front of the fire. It was and still is the custom in that part of the country to heap together all the ashes on the hearth, for the purpose of keeping the fire in till the next day. During the night, having fallen asleep, the sparks ignited his clothes (or, as stated in Nyren's book, he fell upon the embers), and he was so severely burnt that he died the next day, not surviving twenty-four hours. His death took place at the early age of 33, in December, 1789". A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest. His son, also called

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, was engaged by MCC as a bowler for about sixteen years and frequently appeared in MCC matches, mainly at Lord's.

Bibliography

* ''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'' by

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(FL18) * ''The Dawn of Cricket'' by

H T Waghorn Henry Thomas Waghorn (11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930), was a cricket statistician and historian. He is best known for his two classic researches into cricket's early history: ''The Dawn of Cricket'' and Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730 - 1773 ...

(WDC) * ''Scores & Biographies, Volume 1'' by

Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ...

(SBnnn) * ''The Glory Days of Cricket'' by

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(GDC) * ''John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time"'' by

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mann, Noah English cricketers Hampshire cricketers English cricketers of 1701 to 1786 1756 births 1789 deaths Hambledon cricketers Surrey cricketers White Conduit Club cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 West Kent cricketers Non-international England cricketers People from Northchapel