Cedric Humphries
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Cedric Alfred Humphries was an English
cricketer
who played 13 first-class
matches, all for Worcestershire
in 1934 and 1935.
Humphries made an unbeaten
41 in his first innings on debut, though Lancashire
won the game in two days by a huge margin, at Worcester
.
He made 44 — his career best — in his second match, against Cambridge University
,
and 43*
versus Nottinghamshire
at Worksop
in July,
but these were the only innings of his career in which he reached 40.
Two of his brothers, Gerald
and Norman
, also played briefly for Worcestershire.
England
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played 13 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches, all for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
in 1934 and 1935.
Humphries made an unbeaten
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
41 in his first innings on debut, though Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
won the game in two days by a huge margin, at Worcester
New Road, Worcester
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.
He made 44 — his career best — in his second match, against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
,
and 43*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
versus Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
at Worksop
Town Ground, Worksop
The Town Ground in Worksop, England was used by Nottinghamshire for 47 first-class cricket matches between 1921 and 1998.It also staged three List A games between 1970 and 1980, all in the John Player League.-First-class:...
in July,
but these were the only innings of his career in which he reached 40.
Two of his brothers, Gerald
Gerald Humphries
Gerald Harvey Humphries was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1930s...
and Norman
Norman Humphries
Norman Hampton Humphries was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1946...
, also played briefly for Worcestershire.
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