Lothian Bonham-Carter
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Lothian George Bonham-Carter J.P.
(29 September 1858 – 1 January 1927) was an English
cricket
er. Bonham-Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow roundarm bowler
, but with which arm is unknown, but he was one of the last cricketers to use this bowling
style. He was born in Adhurst St Mary
, just north of Petersfield
in Hampshire
.
The son of John Bonham-Carter, a Member of Parliament
for Winchester, and Laura Maria Nicholson, Bonham-Carter was educated at Clifton College
, where he represented the college cricket team. In 1876, he enlisted in the Royal Engineers
(2nd Gloucestershire Engineer Volunteer Corps), holding the rank of Sub-Lieutenant
. By 1878 he was serving in the Rifle Volunteer Corps (1st Berkshire) and held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, in that same year he was promoted to Lieutenant
. By 1880, he had seemingly been demoted back to 2nd Lieutenant and resigned his commission on 9 June 1880. Later in his life, he worked as a Justice of the Peace
.
He later made his debut in first-class cricket
for Hampshire
against the Marylebone Cricket Club
in 1880. Four years would pass before Bonham-Carter would play first-class cricket for Hampshire again, with his next appearance coming in 1884 against Surrey
. He made 6 further first-class appearances for Hampshire, the last of which came against Surrey in 1885. However, with Hampshire often uncompetitive, the county lost first-class status at the end of that season
, and would not regain it until it was admitted into the 1895 County Championship
, thus bringing to an end his first-class career. In his total of 8 first-class matches, he scored 260 runs at an average
of 17.33, with a high score of 67. This score, one of two fifties he made, came against Surrey in 1884. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average
of 31.50, with best figures of 2/22. Despite Hampshire's loss of first-class status, he continued to play for the county until 1888.
Bonham-Carter was the first of the Bonham-Carter's to begin their connection with the village of Buriton
in Hampshire. In 1910/11 he had Buriton House built, reputedly because his wife, Emily, did not like living in Buriton Manor, which was then a working farm. Bonham-Carter had two sons: Stuart Bonham Carter
, who served in World Wars, reaching the rank of Vice Admiral
in the Royal Navy
, Algernon Bonham Carter, who was awarded the DSO
in World War I
, and a daughter who became a Mrs Thompson. His brother-in-law was the fellow Hampshire cricketer Anthony Abdy
. He is also distantly related
to the actress Helena Bonham Carter
among others. He died in Buriton on 1 January 1927. His estate passed to Algernon, with parts of it being sold in 1927 to the Forestry Commission
to cover death duties.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(29 September 1858 – 1 January 1927) was an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Bonham-Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow roundarm bowler
Roundarm bowling
In cricket, roundarm bowling is a style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and had largely superseded underarm bowling by the 1830s. Using a roundarm action, the bowler has his arm extended at about 90 degrees from his body at the point where he releases the ball...
, but with which arm is unknown, but he was one of the last cricketers to use this bowling
Bowling (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder...
style. He was born in Adhurst St Mary
Adhurst St Mary
Adhurst St Mary is a hamlet in Hampshire, United Kingdom. The settlement is within the civil parish of Steep, and is located approximately north-east of Petersfield. Lothian Bonham-Carter of the Bonham Carter family was born in the hamlet in 1858....
, just north of Petersfield
Petersfield
Petersfield can refer to any of the following places:*Petersfield, Hampshire, a market town in England*Petersfield, Jamaica, a small town in the parish of Westmoreland*Petersfield, Manitoba, in Canada*Petersfield, an area of Cambridge, England...
in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
.
The son of John Bonham-Carter, a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Winchester, and Laura Maria Nicholson, Bonham-Carter was educated at Clifton College
Clifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
, where he represented the college cricket team. In 1876, he enlisted in the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
(2nd Gloucestershire Engineer Volunteer Corps), holding the rank of Sub-Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant is a military rank. It is normally a junior officer rank.In many navies, a sub-lieutenant is a naval commissioned or subordinate officer, ranking below a lieutenant. In the Royal Navy the rank of sub-lieutenant is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the British Army and of...
. By 1878 he was serving in the Rifle Volunteer Corps (1st Berkshire) and held the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, in that same year he was promoted to Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
. By 1880, he had seemingly been demoted back to 2nd Lieutenant and resigned his commission on 9 June 1880. Later in his life, he worked as a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
.
He later made his debut in first-class cricket
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...
for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
against the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in 1880. Four years would pass before Bonham-Carter would play first-class cricket for Hampshire again, with his next appearance coming in 1884 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...
. He made 6 further first-class appearances for Hampshire, the last of which came against Surrey in 1885. However, with Hampshire often uncompetitive, the county lost first-class status at the end of that season
1885 English cricket season
The 1885 English cricket season was the third in succession in which Notts was proclaimed the champion county-Playing record :-External sources:* -Annual reviews:* James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual , Lillywhite, 1886...
, and would not regain it until it was admitted into the 1895 County Championship
1895 County Championship
The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side....
, thus bringing to an end his first-class career. In his total of 8 first-class matches, he scored 260 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 17.33, with a high score of 67. This score, one of two fifties he made, came against Surrey in 1884. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 31.50, with best figures of 2/22. Despite Hampshire's loss of first-class status, he continued to play for the county until 1888.
Bonham-Carter was the first of the Bonham-Carter's to begin their connection with the village of Buriton
Buriton
Buriton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, 2 miles south of Petersfield. It lies just east of the A3 road....
in Hampshire. In 1910/11 he had Buriton House built, reputedly because his wife, Emily, did not like living in Buriton Manor, which was then a working farm. Bonham-Carter had two sons: Stuart Bonham Carter
Stuart Bonham Carter
Vice Admiral Sir Stuart Sumner Bonham Carter, KCB, CVO, DSO was an officer in the Royal Navy who had a distinguished record in both world wars.-Naval career:...
, who served in World Wars, reaching the rank of Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, Algernon Bonham Carter, who was awarded the DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
in 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...
, and a daughter who became a Mrs Thompson. His brother-in-law was the fellow Hampshire cricketer Anthony Abdy
Anthony Abdy (cricketer)
Anthony Abdy was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. He was born in Cambridge and died in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland....
. He is also distantly related
Bonham Carter family
The Bonham Carter family are descendants of John Bonham-Carter , a British Member of Parliament and barrister. The son of Sir John Carter, he assumed the name Bonham by Royal Licence when he inherited the estates of his cousin Thomas Bonham...
to the actress Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
among others. He died in Buriton on 1 January 1927. His estate passed to Algernon, with parts of it being sold in 1927 to the Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
to cover death duties.
External links
- Lothian Bonham-Carter at ESPNcricinfo
- Lothian Bonham-Carter at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...