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'''Humphreys''' (first name and dates unknown) was an English ]er who played for ] during the 1740s. |
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==Career== |
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Humphreys is mentioned in sources during the 1749 season when he took part in two major eleven-a-side matches. On 2 and 3 June 1749, he played for ] against ] at ].<ref name=ASW>], ''At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751'', ''Cricket'' Magazine, 1900</ref> Surrey won by 2 wickets.<ref>Waghorn, ''Cricket Scores'', p.42.</ref> On Monday, 26 June 1745, Humphreys played for ] versus ] at the ] in a match arranged by the ] "for a hundred guineas a side".<ref name=ASW/> Despite the high stakes, the match result was not reported.<ref>Waghorn, ''Dawn of Cricket'', p.23.</ref> |
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Humphreys is only recorded in 1749 and it is not known if he played regularly in earlier and later seasons. Players were rarely mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other references to Humphreys. |
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==Bibliography== |
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* ], ''At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751'', ''Cricket'' Magazine, 1900 |
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* ], ''Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773)'', Blackwood, 1899 |
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* ], ''The Dawn of Cricket'', Electric Press, 1906 |
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