Joe Humphries Explained

Joe Humphries
Country:England
Fullname:Joseph Humphries
Birth Date:19 May 1876
Birth Place:Stonebroom, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Chesterfield, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
International:true
Testdebutdate:1 January
Testdebutyear:1908
Testdebutagainst:Australia
Lasttestdate:7 February
Lasttestyear:1908
Lasttestagainst:Australia
Year1:18991914
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Year2:1904–1914
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:25 May
Debutyear1:1899
Debutagainst1:Leicestershire
Lastdate1:13 August
Lastyear1:1914
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Lastagainst1:Hampshire
Columns:2
Column1:Tests
Matches1:3
Runs1:44
Bat Avg1:8.80
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:16
Deliveries1:0
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:n/a
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:n/a
Catches/Stumpings1:7/0
Column2:First-class
Matches2:302
Runs2:5,464
Bat Avg2:14.19
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:68
Deliveries2:61
Wickets2:3
Bowl Avg2:14.33
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:1/5
Catches/Stumpings2:564/111
Date:26 April
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/307/307.html CricketArchive

Joseph Humphries (19 May 1876 – 7 May 1946) was an English cricketer who played three Test matches for England in Australia in 1907–08 and played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1899 and 1914.

Humphries was born in Stonebroom, Derbyshire, the son of John Thomas Humphries and his wife Eliza. His father was a coal miner.[1]

Humphries was a wicket-keeper who made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1899 season. However, with William Storer in place, he did not earn a regular place in the Derbyshire side until the 1902 season. Humphries was party to a dramatic finish in the second Test in Melbourne in January 1908, when as tailender he put on 34, and England won by one wicket.[2] [3] His career ended with the start of the First World War.

Humphries married Annie Kirk of Nether Langwith at Cuckney in April 1910.[4] He died in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a few days before his 70th birthday.

Notes and References

  1. British Census 1881
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/3991501.stm BBC – Classic Test Matches
  3. Web site: 2nd Test, Melbourne, Jan 1-7 1908, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia ]. Cricinfo . 10 August 2020.
  4. Cricket, 21 April 1910, p. 73.