John Papillon
English cricketer

John Papillon

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English cricketer
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Male
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Birth:
30 December 1806
Death:
20 October 1889
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Education:
University College
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Biography

John Papillon (30 December 1806 – 20 October 1889) was an English cleric, and a cricketer with amateur status. He was associated with Oxford University and made his first-class debut in 1827.

Papillon was educated at Winchester College and then at University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1825, and graduated B.A. in 1828. He became a Church of England priest and was rector of Bonnington, Kent, 1831–41 and of Lexden, Essex, from 1841 until his death.