Hubert Pink
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Hubert Selwyn Pink was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
during the 1900 season.
Pink was born in Chapel-en-le-Frith
, the son of Rev. Samuel H Pink, curate of Chapel-en-le-Frith, and his wife Frances. Pink played three matches for Derbyshire during the 1900 season
, debuting against Lancashire
in May 1900 when he made a modest account of himself. In the following week against Surrey
, Pink was given a chance to bowl when Surrey needed only 40 in their second innings to win, but took no wickets. His last match against Yorkshire
was a draw and he only played one innings. Pink was a right-handed batsman and played 5 innings in 3 first class matches with an average of 4.80 and a top score of 11. In bowling he took 0 for 27.
During World War I
Pink was a 2nd Lieutenant (acting Captain) in the Sherwood Foresters
. In 1919 he was awarded the Military Cross
. A later edition noted the circumstances
"For great gallantry and skill in leading his company in the attack on the St. Quentin Canal on September 29th, 1918. In spite of the very thick fog and gas shelling, he kept his company up to time, and under enfilade machine-gun fire and artillery barrage took his men over in fine style. His company took their objective splendidly, swinging round on the way to charge a field gun battery still in action.Having arrived at his objective, he pushed his advanced platoons into Lehaucourt
, taking several prisoners".
Pink died in Chapel-en-le-Frith
at the age of 68.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
during the 1900 season.
Pink was born in Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small town in Derbyshire, England, on the edge of the Peak District near the border with Cheshire, from Manchester. Dubbed "The Capital of the Peak District", the settlement was established by the Normans in the 12th century, originally as a hunting lodge within the Forest...
, the son of Rev. Samuel H Pink, curate of Chapel-en-le-Frith, and his wife Frances. Pink played three matches for Derbyshire during the 1900 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1900
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1900 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-nine years. It was their sixth season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish thirteenth in the Championship table.-1900 season:Derbyshire played...
, debuting against 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...
in May 1900 when he made a modest account of himself. In the following week against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
, Pink was given a chance to bowl when Surrey needed only 40 in their second innings to win, but took no wickets. His last match against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
was a draw and he only played one innings. Pink was a right-handed batsman and played 5 innings in 3 first class matches with an average of 4.80 and a top score of 11. In bowling he took 0 for 27.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Pink was a 2nd Lieutenant (acting Captain) in the Sherwood Foresters
Sherwood Foresters
The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot...
. In 1919 he was awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
. A later edition noted the circumstances
"For great gallantry and skill in leading his company in the attack on the St. Quentin Canal on September 29th, 1918. In spite of the very thick fog and gas shelling, he kept his company up to time, and under enfilade machine-gun fire and artillery barrage took his men over in fine style. His company took their objective splendidly, swinging round on the way to charge a field gun battery still in action.Having arrived at his objective, he pushed his advanced platoons into Lehaucourt
Lehaucourt
Lehaucourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....
, taking several prisoners".
Pink died in Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small town in Derbyshire, England, on the edge of the Peak District near the border with Cheshire, from Manchester. Dubbed "The Capital of the Peak District", the settlement was established by the Normans in the 12th century, originally as a hunting lodge within the Forest...
at the age of 68.