Francis Humphrys: Difference between revisions

Francis Henry Humphrys was born in [[Shropshire]], at Beatrice Street, [[Oswestry]], where his father was assistant master at [[Oswestry School]].  He was educated at [[Shrewsbury School]], where he was captain of cricket and head of the school, and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], where he played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]].  His first-class debut came against the touring [[Australian national cricket team|Australians]] in 1899.  He played 3 further first-class matches in 1900, the last coming against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30480/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Francis Humphrys|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 May 2022}}</ref> In his 4 first-class matches, he took 13 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 19.46, with best figures of 4/16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30480/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Francis Humphrys|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 May 2022}}</ref> While at school, and later, he also played [[Minor Counties Championship]] cricket for [[Wiltshire County Cricket Club|Wiltshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30480/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Francis Humphrys|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 May 2022}}</ref>