Stephen Frost Rippingall (12 December 1825 – 11 January 1856) was an English

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

and

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1845 and won the

Diamond Challenge Sculls The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs.

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...

in 1853. Rippingall was born at

Aylmerton Aylmerton is a village in the county of Norfolk, England. It is in the area of North Norfolk and lies south of the North Sea, south-west of Cromer and east of Holt. The parish is bordered by the parishes of Beeston Regis and Runton to t ...

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, the son of Rev Stephen Frost Rippingall Vicar of

Langham, Norfolk Langham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is west of Cromer, northwest of Norwich and miles northeast of London. The village lies northwest of the town of Holt and around inland from the North Se ...

, and his wife Sarah Johnson. He was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

and

Peterhouse, Cambridge Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Today, Peterhouse has 254 undergraduates, 116 full-time graduate students and 54 fellows. It is quite ...

. In 1845 he played for

in two matches against MCC and in the

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when he took 10 wickets in a Cambridge 6 wicket victory. He took 21 first-class wickets in his three matches, but made just 12 runs in 4 innings with a top score of 8. He graduated BA in 1848. In 1853 Rippingall won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley in a time of 10 minutes 2 seconds. He also competed in the

Wingfield Sculls The Wingfield Sculls is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. The race is between single scullers and is usually on the Saturday three to four weeks before the Sc ...

but lost to James Paine.Wingfield Sculls Record of Races
/ref> Rippingall died at

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

, Norfolk, at the age of 30 and was buried on 17 January 1856 at the Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham. His brother Cornelius had rowed in the Boat Race in 1845. In some sources including cricket databases, his surname is spelled "Rippinghall".

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