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Walter Alexander Humphreys (28 June 1878 – 1 January 1960) was an English cricketer. Humphreys was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm slow. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.

Humphreys made his first-class debut for Sussex against Middlesex in 1898 County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1900 County Championship. In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he took a total of 48 wickets at an average of 28.18, with best figures of 5/107. One of two five-wicket hauls he took, these figures came against Hampshire in 1899. With the bat, he scored 81 runs at a batting average of 5.78, with a high score of 27.

He died at Hove, Sussex, on 1 January 1960. His father, Walter Humphreys Sr, played first-class cricket, as did his uncle George Humphreys.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Walter Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Walter Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
3. "Sussex v Hampshire, 1899 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Humphreys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

External links

• Walter Humphreys at ESPNcricinfo
• Walter Humphreys at CricketArchive

• 1878 births
• 1960 deaths
• Cricketers from Brighton
• English cricketers
• Sussex cricketers