Hampden Alpass | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | Herbert John Hampden Alpass |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1906 |
Birth Place: | Berkeley, England |
Death Place: | Southmead, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Gloucestershire |
Year1: | 1926–1928 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 7 |
Runs1: | 36 |
Bat Avg1: | 5.14 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 18* |
Deliveries1: | 204 |
Wickets1: | 4 |
Bowl Avg1: | 28.50 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 2/42 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
Date: | 9 August |
Year: | 2008 |
Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27468/27468.html CricketArchive |
Herbert John Hampden Alpass (7 August 1906 – 16 March 1999) was an English first-class cricketer who played in seven matches between 1926 and 1928 for Gloucestershire.[1] [2] His highest score of 18* came when playing for Gloucestershire in the 1928 match against Oxford University Cricket Club.[3] His best bowling of 2/42 came in the same match.[3]
Alpass studied at Clifton College[4] in Bristol and starred as a left-arm spinner in the college cricket team. Away from cricket, Alpass qualified as a solicitor and became chairman of Bristol Rovers Football Club in 1950. He spent 11 years as chairman, overseeing promotion to Division Two in 1953.