Hubert Martineau
Hubert Melville Martineau (24 October 1891 – 11 September 1976)[1] was an English patron of cricket and organiser of his own team.[2] He also played three first-class matches between 1931 and 1932. When he played, he was a right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler.[3]
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Full name | Hubert Melville Martineau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Westminster, London, England | 24 October 1891||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 September 1976 84) Westminster, London, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1931-1932 | HDG Leveson-Gower's XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 27 June 1931 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 29 June 1932 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2008 |
Biography
Born in Westminster in 1891,[3] the son of Philip Martineau,[4] Hubert Martineau was educated at Eton, though he did not play for the school's cricket team. He did however develop a great love of the game.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Leolin Forestier-Walker | 9,164 | 59.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hubert Martineau | 6,189 | 40.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,975 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15,353 | 55.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 27,575 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) |
Club cricket of a high standard was played at his private ground near Maidenhead between 1923 and 1939, and four national sides touring England began their tours playing against his personal XI; Australia in 1926, New Zealand in 1927, the West Indies in 1928 and India in 1932.[2] Martineau himself played in all those matches with the exception of the 1926 match against Australia.[6]
In 1927, he went on a tour of Egypt with the Free Foresters, playing two matches against the national side.[6] He took his own team to the country each year between 1929 and 1939,[2] and Martineau played in each match.[6]
He played three first-class matches in the early 1930s, for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. He played against Oxford University in 1931 and against Cambridge and Oxford University in 1932.[7] He died in Westminster in 1976.[3]
His stepson was Henry Martineau.[8]
References
- "Cricinfo profile". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1977, Obituaries in 1976 Archived 8 July 2012 at Archive.today
- "CricketArchive profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- Philip Martineau Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- Other matches played by Hubert Martineau at CricketArchive
- First-class matches played by Hubert Martineau Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Martineau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
- Short film of HM Martineau's XI v New Zealanders, played in May 1927 at HM Martineau's Ground