FELIX

Nicholas , a umed name of Nicholas Wanostrocht ( son of Vincent Wanostrocht of Camber well, Surrey, schoolmaster, who d. 1824 ). b. Camber well 5 Oct. 1804; kept a school at Peckham road, Camber well 1824–32 when he leased it to Royal Naval School; studied cricket under Harry Hampton at Camber well; invented the Catapult a with which he practised; left hand batsman; slow underhand left hand bowler; played first match at Lord’s 23 Aug. 1828; played in the Gentlemen v. Players matches 1831–52; kept a school at Black heath; afterwards lived at Montpellier road, Brighton; subscription raised for him 1858; portrait , animal and landscape painter; inventor of the tubular india rubber gloves; a player of fives and billiards; author of Felix on the bat 1845, 3 ed. 1855. d. Wimborne Minster, Dorset 3 Sep. 1876. Lillywhite’s Cricket Scores ii , 61 (1862), vii , p. xi (1877).