Donald BoumphreyMC (4 October 1892 – 12 September 1971) was an English cricketer, educator and British Army officer. As a cricketer, his batting and bowling styles are unknown, though, from his rehearsing in old age the feats he had performed as a young man, he was a right-handed batsman and a finger-spin bowler.
Boumphrey made his debut for Cheshire in the 1914 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boumphrey played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1914 to 1933, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches[3] In 1928, he played his only first-class match representing Wales against the touring West Indians.[4] In this match he opened the batting for Wales, scoring 6 runs in the Welsh first-innings before being dismissed by George Francis and in their second-innings he scored 4 runs, before being dismissed by Learie Constantine.[5]
Holt Green House, Boumphrey's place of death
He served in the British Army during the First World War and was mentioned in dispatches in The London Gazette. One such mention confirmed his awarding of the Military Cross in 1917, at which time he held the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps.[6] Following the war he began teaching and coaching cricket and rugby at Rydal School, now Rydal Penrhos school, an association which was to last for forty years.[7] With the onset of the Second World War, he was mentioned in dispatches in the London Gazette in 1943, having been granted the rank of 2nd Lieutenant for his service with the Army Cadet Force. He was based in Caernarfonshire at the time.[8] His father died on 6 May 1941, with mention being made in the London Gazette of Boumphrey being the executor of his late father's estate, including property in Fareham, Hampshire.[9]
After retiring from teaching, he remained at Rydal School as long as his physique permitted. He coached cricket, rugby and Eton Fives and, surprisingly, instructed generations of pupils in the craft of letterpress printing.
His brother, Colin, who played a single first-class match for the Royal Air Force died in 1945. Following his death, Boumphrey inherited his brother's home in Aughton, Lancashire.[10] It was in that house that Boumphrey died on 12 September 1971.
References
^"IGI Individual Record". familysearch.org. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
^"Teams Donald Boumphrey played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
^"Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Donald Boumphrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
^"First-Class Matches played by Donald Boumphrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
^"Wales v West Indians, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
donald, boumphrey, october, 1892, september, 1971, english, cricketer, educator, british, army, officer, cricketer, batting, bowling, styles, unknown, though, from, rehearsing, feats, performed, young, right, handed, batsman, finger, spin, bowler, personal, in. Donald Boumphrey MC 4 October 1892 12 September 1971 was an English cricketer educator and British Army officer As a cricketer his batting and bowling styles are unknown though from his rehearsing in old age the feats he had performed as a young man he was a right handed batsman and a finger spin bowler Donald BoumphreyPersonal informationFull nameDonald BoumphreyBorn 1892 10 04 4 October 1892Birkenhead Cheshire EnglandDied12 September 1971 1971 09 12 aged 78 Aughton Lancashire EnglandRelationsColin Boumphrey brother Domestic team informationYearsTeam1928Wales1914 1933CheshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 10Batting average 5 00100s 50s Top score 6Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 12 April 2011Born in Birkenhead Cheshire to Edwin Joseph Boumphrey and his wife Mary he was christened in Wallasey Cheshire on 13 November 1892 1 He was educated at Shrewsbury School where he represented the school cricket team 2 Boumphrey made his debut for Cheshire in the 1914 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland Boumphrey played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1914 to 1933 which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches 3 In 1928 he played his only first class match representing Wales against the touring West Indians 4 In this match he opened the batting for Wales scoring 6 runs in the Welsh first innings before being dismissed by George Francis and in their second innings he scored 4 runs before being dismissed by Learie Constantine 5 Holt Green House Boumphrey s place of death He served in the British Army during the First World War and was mentioned in dispatches in The London Gazette One such mention confirmed his awarding of the Military Cross in 1917 at which time he held the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps 6 Following the war he began teaching and coaching cricket and rugby at Rydal School now Rydal Penrhos school an association which was to last for forty years 7 With the onset of the Second World War he was mentioned in dispatches in the London Gazette in 1943 having been granted the rank of 2nd Lieutenant for his service with the Army Cadet Force He was based in Caernarfonshire at the time 8 His father died on 6 May 1941 with mention being made in the London Gazette of Boumphrey being the executor of his late father s estate including property in Fareham Hampshire 9 After retiring from teaching he remained at Rydal School as long as his physique permitted He coached cricket rugby and Eton Fives and surprisingly instructed generations of pupils in the craft of letterpress printing His brother Colin who played a single first class match for the Royal Air Force died in 1945 Following his death Boumphrey inherited his brother s home in Aughton Lancashire 10 It was in that house that Boumphrey died on 12 September 1971 References Edit IGI Individual Record familysearch org Retrieved 12 April 2011 Teams Donald Boumphrey played for CricketArchive Retrieved 12 April 2011 Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Donald Boumphrey CricketArchive Retrieved 12 April 2011 First Class Matches played by Donald Boumphrey CricketArchive Retrieved 12 April 2011 Wales v West Indians 1928 CricketArchive Retrieved 12 April 2011 No 30450 The London Gazette Supplement 28 December 1917 p 31 Dolphins Cricket Club rydalpenrhos com Retrieved 12 April 2011 No 36228 The London Gazette Supplement 29 October 1943 p 4808 No 35263 The London Gazette 2 September 1941 p 5114 No 37085 The London Gazette 18 May 1945 p 2605 External links EditDonald Boumphrey at ESPNcricinfo Donald Boumphrey at CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Boumphrey amp oldid 1115374048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
