Norton Hughes-Hallett
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Norton Montresor Hughes-Hallett (18 April 1895 — 26 March 1985) was a British Army officer and a cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in 1913 and 1914.
Hughes-Hallett was born at Melbourne
, Derbyshire
, the son of Norton Joseph Hughes-Hallett and his wife Alice Louisa Denton. He was educated at Haileybury College. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1913 in a match against Lancashire
when he scored 32 in the first innings and took a wicket. He made little impact in the remaining two games that season. He played three games in 1914 with his top score of 67 against Hampshire
and 53 against Leicestershire
but bowled little. Hughes-Hallett was an upper-middle order right-hand batsman and played 11 innings in 6 first class matches for Derbyshire with a top score of 67 and an average of 17.80. He was a leg-break bowler and took one wicket with an average of 27.00.
Hughes-Hallett served with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in World War I
in France and Belgium and was wounded in action. After the war he served in Ireland from 1919 to 1922 He played several games for the Gentlemen of Shropshire in the Netherlands in 1924. He was then posted to India where he played for the Europeans in two Bombay Quadrangular Tournaments in 1925/26 and 1926/27. He achieved his best bowling performance of 8-81 against the Muslims in 1925/26, but in both years the Europeans lost to the Hindus in the final. In India Hughes-Hallett played 6 innings in 4 matches with a top score of 41 and an average of 12.83. However he took 16 wickets with an average of 17.81 and a best performance of 8-81.
He was a lieutenant-colonel in World War II
with British Forces in Curaçao
from 1941 to 1942 and garrison commander in Barbados
in 1945 and 1946.
Hughes- Hallet died at Tewkesbury
, Gloucestershire
at the age of 89.
Hughes-Hallett married firstly Laura Lindell Ross Fisher in Massachusetts USA in 1945. Following divorce in 1951 he married Georgina Mary Thompson. His brother-in-law, John Pawle also played first-class 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...
in 1913 and 1914.
Hughes-Hallett was born at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, the son of Norton Joseph Hughes-Hallett and his wife Alice Louisa Denton. He was educated at Haileybury College. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1913 in a match 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...
when he scored 32 in the first innings and took a wicket. He made little impact in the remaining two games that season. He played three games in 1914 with his top score of 67 against 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...
and 53 against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
but bowled little. Hughes-Hallett was an upper-middle order right-hand batsman and played 11 innings in 6 first class matches for Derbyshire with a top score of 67 and an average of 17.80. He was a leg-break bowler and took one wicket with an average of 27.00.
Hughes-Hallett served with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry 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...
in France and Belgium and was wounded in action. After the war he served in Ireland from 1919 to 1922 He played several games for the Gentlemen of Shropshire in the Netherlands in 1924. He was then posted to India where he played for the Europeans in two Bombay Quadrangular Tournaments in 1925/26 and 1926/27. He achieved his best bowling performance of 8-81 against the Muslims in 1925/26, but in both years the Europeans lost to the Hindus in the final. In India Hughes-Hallett played 6 innings in 4 matches with a top score of 41 and an average of 12.83. However he took 16 wickets with an average of 17.81 and a best performance of 8-81.
He was a lieutenant-colonel in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
with British Forces in Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
from 1941 to 1942 and garrison commander in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
in 1945 and 1946.
Hughes- Hallet died at Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
at the age of 89.
Hughes-Hallett married firstly Laura Lindell Ross Fisher in Massachusetts USA in 1945. Following divorce in 1951 he married Georgina Mary Thompson. His brother-in-law, John Pawle also played first-class cricket.