Hampden Alpass
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| Full name | Herbert John Hampden Alpass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1906 Berkeley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 March 1999 (aged 92) Southmead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1926–1928 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 9 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbert John Hampden Alpass (7 August 1906 – 16 March 1999) was an English first-class cricketer who played in seven matches between 1926 and 1928 for Gloucestershire.[1][2] His highest score of 18* came when playing for Gloucestershire in the 1928 match against Oxford University Cricket Club.[3] His best bowling of 2/42 came in the same match.[3]
Alpass studied at Clifton College[4] in Bristol and starred as a left-arm spinner in the college cricket team. Away from cricket, Alpass qualified as a solicitor and became chairman of Bristol Rovers Football Club in 1950. He spent 11 years as chairman, overseeing promotion to Division Two in 1953.
References
[edit]- ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2000). "Obituaries in 1999". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hampden Alpass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Oxford University v Gloucestershire in 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p378: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948