Walter Humphreys Jr.
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| Full name | Walter Alexander Humphreys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1878 Brighton, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1960 (aged 81) Hove, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Walter Humphreys senior (father) George Humphreys (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898–1900 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walter Alexander Humphreys (28 June 1878 – 1 January 1960) was an English cricketer. Humphreys was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm slow. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.
Humphreys made his first-class debut for Sussex against Middlesex in 1898 County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1900 County Championship.[1] In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he took a total of 48 wickets at an average of 28.18, with best figures of 5/107.[2] One of two five wicket hauls he took, these figures came against Hampshire in 1899.[3] With the bat, he scored 81 runs at a batting average of 5.78, with a high score of 27.[4]
He died at Hove, Sussex, on 1 January 1960. His father, Walter Humphreys Sr, played first-class cricket, as did his uncle George Humphreys.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Walter Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Sussex v Hampshire, 1899 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
External links[edit]
- Walter Humphreys at ESPNcricinfo
- Walter Humphreys at CricketArchive