Hubert Bassett Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Hubert Bassett
Birth Date:5 October 1867
Birth Place:Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England
Death Place:Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm medium
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1888 - 1891
Club2:Oxfordshire
Year2:1895 - 1906
Club3:Suffolk
Year3:1908 - 1914
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:21
Runs1:292
Bat Avg1:8.84
100S/50S1:–/1
Top Score1:54
Deliveries1:4,589
Wickets1:78
Bowl Avg1:22.07
Fivefor1:4
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:6/50
Catches/Stumpings1:15/–
Date:24 June
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9590.html Cricinfo

Hubert Bassett (5 October 1867  - 13 June 1943) was an English first-class cricketer.

Bassett was born at Stanton St. John in South Oxfordshire in October 1867. He was educated in Oxford at the Bedford House School, before going up to St Catherine's College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the touring Australians at Oxford in 1888.[2] He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1891, making a total of 21 first-class appearances.[2] His left-arm medium bowling delivered him 78 wickets in his 21 matches, taken at an average of 22.07, with best figures of 6 for 50.[3] One of four five wicket hauls he took, his best figures came against Lancashire in 1889.[4] A useful lower-order batsman, Bassett scored 292 runs at an average of 8.84, with a high score of 54 not out.[5] His time playing for Oxford University coincided with a lean period for the team, winning only twice in his 32 appearances for the team (in both first-class and minor matches).[1]

Bassett later appeared in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, playing for the county in the Minor Counties Championship between 1895 - 1906, making sixty appearances.[6] He later played for Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship between 1908 - 14, making sixteen appearances.[6] Outside of cricket, Bassett worked as a teacher. He died at Oxford in June 1943.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisden - Obituaries in 1943 . ESPNcricinfo . 2019-06-24.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Hubert Bassett . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Hubert Bassett . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Oxford University v Lancashire, 1889 . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.
  5. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hubert Bassett . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.
  6. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Hubert Bassett . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.