Norman Humphries

Norman Humphries

Personal information
Full name	Norman Hampton Humphries
Born	19 May 1917(1917-05-19) Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Died	18 December 2000(2000-12-18) (aged 83) Seaton, Devon, England
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Leg-break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946	Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition	FC
Matches	7
Runs scored	137
Batting average	13.70
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	22
Balls bowled	54
Wickets	0
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 21 November 2008

Norman Hampton Humphries (19 May 1917 – 18 December 2000) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1946. He also played minor counties cricket for Devon between 1938 and 1955.

Humphries made his debut near the end of June 1946, against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, and scored 21 in his only innings.^[1] After making 3 in the first innings of his next game, against Glamorgan, he showed quite some consistency, his next five innings being 22, 16, 17, 22 and 16.^[2] However, he was unable to break through and produce a significant score, and after this one season he was never again to appear at first-class level.

For Devon, however, it could be a different story, and in June 1949 Humphries produced his finest form. First he hit 199 against Kent II,^[3] and immediately thereafter he struck 216 not out, carrying his bat against Surrey II. By coincidence, in this game Alan Brazier made 216 not out in Surrey II's own first innings!^[4]

Two brothers, Cedric and Gerald, also played for Worcestershire.

Notes

1. ^ "Warwickshire v Worcestershire in 1946". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17721.html. Retrieved 21 November 2008. 
2. ^ "Player Oracle". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/ask_the_player_oracle.cgi?playernumber=30479. Retrieved 21 November 2008. 
3. ^ "Kent Second XI v Devon in 1949". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/90/90361.html. Retrieved 21 November 2008. 
4. ^ "Surrey Second XI v Devon in 1949". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/90/90364.html. Retrieved 21 November 2008. 

References

• Player Profile: Norman Humphries from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Norman Humphries from ESPNcricinfo

Persondata
Name	Humphries, Norman
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 May 1917
Place of birth	Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Date of death	18 December 2000
Place of death	Seaton, Devon