Country: | England |
Fullname: | Philip Herman Bonham-Carter |
Birth Date: | 12 November 1891 |
Birth Place: | Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Death Place: | Hampstead, Middlesex, England |
Family: | William Wathen (grandfather) George Norman (great-grandfather) Maurice Bonham-Carter (uncle) |
Batting: | Unknown |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 3 |
Runs1: | 35 |
Bat Avg1: | 5.83 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 16 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 27 May |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9849.html Cricinfo |
Philip Herman Bonham-Carter (12 November 1891 - 7 January 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
The son of Herman Bonham-Carter and his wife, Margaret Louisa Wathen, he was born at Karachi in British India. Enlisting in the Royal Navy, Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant in January 1912, with promotion to the rank of lieutenant coming in June 1913. He served during the First World War, eventually reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. A physically strong and deeply religious man, he was known during his naval service as "Bonham the Good".[1] Bonham-Carter played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy, debuting against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1919.[2] He played two further first-class matches for the Royal Navy, against the Army at Lord's in 1921 and the Marylebone Cricket Club at Chatham in 1929.[2] Across his three appearances, he scored a total of 35 runs with a high score of 16.[3]
He died at Hampstead in January 1934. His uncle, Maurice Bonham-Carter, was a senior naval officer and first-class cricketer, while his grandfather, William Wathen, and great-grandfather, George Norman, both played first-class cricket.