[1] He appeared for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at Trent Bridge in 1861, and for Oxford University versus Southgate at the Magdalen College Ground, Oxford in 1864.
A prolific scorer in club cricket, he played regularly for the Yorkshire Gentlemen when his other interests allowed.
Prest died, aged 35, in March 1875 in Gateshead, County Durham, England.
His brother, William Prest, played sixteen matches for Sheffield Cricket Club.
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