Country: | England |
Fullname: | Walter Alexander Humphreys |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1878 |
Birth Place: | Brighton, Sussex, England |
Death Place: | Hove, Sussex, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm underarm slow |
Family: | Walter Humphreys senior (father) George Humphreys (uncle) |
Club1: | Sussex |
Year1: | 1898 - 1900 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 14 |
Runs1: | 81 |
Bat Avg1: | 5.78 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 27 |
Deliveries1: | 1,958 |
Wickets1: | 48 |
Bowl Avg1: | 28.18 |
Fivefor1: | 2 |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 5/107 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/ - |
Date: | 15 March |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15050.html Cricinfo |
Walter Alexander Humphreys (28 June 1878 - 1 January 1960) was an English cricketer. Humphreys was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm slow. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.
Humphreys made his first-class debut for Sussex against Middlesex in 1898 County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1900 County Championship.[1] In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he took a total of 48 wickets at an average of 28.18, with best figures of 5/107.[2] One of two five wicket hauls he took, these figures came against Hampshire in 1899.[3] With the bat, he scored 81 runs at a batting average of 5.78, with a high score of 27.[4]
He died at Hove, Sussex, on 1 January 1960. His father, Walter Humphreys Sr, played first-class cricket, as did his uncle George Humphreys.