▁at ▁Le igh ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Church , ▁Pr eston , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁he ▁played ▁two ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁cr icket ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁first , ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁Austral ians , ▁Nap ier ▁scored ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 3 7 ▁– ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings ▁score ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁by ▁a ▁Lanc ash ire ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁– ▁and ▁took ▁seven ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁Lanc ash ire ▁won ▁by ▁just ▁ 2 3 ▁runs . ▁His ▁second ▁match ▁for ▁Lanc ash ire ▁was ▁the ▁Ros es ▁Match ▁against ▁York shire ▁at ▁She ff ield ; ▁with ▁no ▁play ▁possible ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁a ▁three - day ▁game , ▁Nap ier ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁to ▁bow l ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁York shire ▁inn ings ▁and ▁took ▁four ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁balls ▁without ▁conced ing ▁a ▁run ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁inn ings . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁again . ▁ ▁Nap ier ' s ▁church ▁career ▁took ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁He ▁was ▁vic ar ▁of ▁W als den , ▁West ▁York shire ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁then ▁re ctor ▁of ▁North ▁F amb