Horatio Dumbleton

Horatio Norris Dumbleton (23 October 1858 – 18 December 1935) was an English first-class cricketer who was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow underarm, although which arm he bowled with is unknown.

Horatio Dumbleton
Personal information
Full nameHoratio Norris Dumbleton
Born(1858-10-23)23 October 1858
Ferozepore, Punjab, British Raj
Died18 December 1935(1935-12-18) (aged 77)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow underarm
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 16
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 14
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2009

Dumbleton represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1884 against Somerset. In his only first-class match Dumbleton made 16 runs, scoring seven runs in the Hampshire first innings and nine runs in the second innings, leaving him with a career average of exactly eight. At a time when an over consisted of four legitimate deliveries, Dumbleton bowled two overs that went for fourteen runs.

Dumbleton died in Winchester, Hampshire on 18 December 1935. At his death he was described as a colonel in the Royal Engineers.[1]

References

  1. "Wills and Bequests". The Times (47302). London. 19 February 1936. p. 17.


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