 Portrait of Sir Frederick as a young man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frederick Hutchison Hervey-Bathurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1807 Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 October 1881 (aged 74) Clarendon Park, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sir Frederick Thomas Arthur Hervey-Bathurst (Son), Lionel Hervey-Bathurst (Son), Hervey Tudway (Great-grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1842–1861 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1832–1855 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Frederick Hutchison Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet (6 June 1807 – 29 October 1881) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire, MCC and the Gentlemen of England. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast.
Career
Hervey-Bathurst made his first-class debut in 1831 for the Bs against an early England side.
He made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Cambridge Town Club. Hervey-Bathurst would represent the MCC in 28 first-class matches up until 1855. In his 28 matches for the club, he scored 306 runs at a batting average of 7.46 and with a high score of 34. With the ball he took 63 wickets at a bowling average of 12.00, with best figures in an innings of 6/?.
In 1842, he made his debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club. Hervey-Bathurst represented Hampshire in 12 first-class matches between 1842 and 1861. In his 12 matches, he scored 203 runs at an average of 9.22 and a high score of 46. With the ball he took 72 wickets at an average of 14.23, with a best return of 7 wickets in an innings, although his exact best figures are unknown.
Hervey-Bathurst was one of three local gentlemen (alongside Thomas Chamberlayne and Sir John Barker-Mill) who financed the development of the Antelope Ground, Southampton, and installed the former Hampshire and Surrey cricketer Daniel Day in the Antelope Hotel.[1]
As well as representing the above major sides, he also represented the Gentlemen in 20 Gentlemen v Players fixtures, where he took 73 wickets at an average of 11.25, with best figures of 7/?. He also represented the Gentlemen of England in 12 first-class matches, where he took 88 wickets at an average of 19.40, with a best return of 6 wickets in an innings. Hervey-Bathurst also represented A to K, England, the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, the Gentlemen of the South, the South of England and the West of England.
In his overall first-class career he played 92 matches, scoring 817 runs at an average of 9.92, with a high score of 46. With the ball he took 349 wickets at an average of 13.02, with 32 five wicket hauls, 8 ten wicket hauls, and a best return of 7 wickets in an innings, although his exact figures are unknown.
Hervey-Bathurst died at Clarendon Park, Wiltshire on 19 October 1881.
Family
Hervey-Bathurst was the start of a cricketing family. He was the father of Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet who represented both the MCC and the Hampshire team as well as Hampshire County Cricket Club. His other son, Lionel Hervey-Bathurst represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1875. His great-grandson Hervey Tudway played one first-class match for Somerset in 1910 and fought in the First World War; he was killed in action in 1914.
References
- ^ "Antelope Ground, Southampton, England". www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
External links
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