George Humphreys (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Humphreys (cricketer)

cricketer

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1845

Place of Birth: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1894

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About George Humphreys (cricketer)

  • George Thomas Humphreys (28 March 1845 – 18 December 1894) was an English cricketer.
  • Humphreys was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.
  • He was born at Brighton, Sussex. Humphreys made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in 1869.
  • He played infrequently for Sussex over the next seventeen years, making 31 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove, in 1886.
  • Described in his 1896 obituary in Wisden as a "fair bat", Humphreys scored a total of 545 runs in his 32 matches, which came at an average of 10.28.
  • He passed fifty just once in his career, making 58 against Lancashire in 1869.
  • In the field he took 20 catches and made 3 stumpings.Outside of county cricket, he worked as the cricket coach at Brighton College from 1871 to 1872.
  • In 1874 he was recorded as living at 177 Edward Street, Brighton, where he worked as a shoe maker.
  • The 1881 census has him recorded living at 14 Preston Road, Brighton, still working as a shoe maker, though by this time widowed and with two young children.
  • He was a Councillor for the Kemp Town ward of Brighton, a post he still held when he died suddenly at Preston Park, Sussex on 18 December 1894, from a broken blood vessel.
  • His brother, Walter, was a famous lob bowler, while his son, also called Walter, played first-class cricket as well.

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