Gerald Humphries
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Gerald Harvey Humphries was an English cricketer
who played two first-class
matches for Worcestershire
in the 1930s. He made 26 and 4 in the first game against Sussex
, while in the second two years later he hit 36 in his only innings.
He captained Kidderminster Cricket Club either side of the Second World War, and was a member of the Worcestershire committee.
Humphries was born in Kidderminster
; he died aged 74 a few miles away in Rock
.
Two of his brothers played first-class cricket for Worcestershire: Cedric
made 13 appearances in 1934 and 1935 (though he did not play in Gerald's 1934 match), while Norman
played seven times in 1946.
Cricketer
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who played two 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 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 the 1930s. He made 26 and 4 in the first game against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
, while in the second two years later he hit 36 in his only innings.
He captained Kidderminster Cricket Club either side of the Second World War, and was a member of the Worcestershire committee.
Humphries was born in Kidderminster
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
; he died aged 74 a few miles away in Rock
Rock, Worcestershire
Rock is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, which lies south-west of Bewdley. It has a population of 2,366. The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre provides secondary education for pupils from the area....
.
Two of his brothers played first-class cricket for Worcestershire: Cedric
Cedric Humphries
Cedric Alfred Humphries was an English cricketer who played 13 first-class matches, all for Worcestershire in 1934 and 1935....
made 13 appearances in 1934 and 1935 (though he did not play in Gerald's 1934 match), while Norman
Norman Humphries
Norman Hampton Humphries was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1946...
played seven times in 1946.
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