Hugh Bomford

Sir
Hugh Bomford

CIE KBE
Personal information
Full name	Hugh Bomford
Born	12 August 1882; Fort William, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	19 January 1939 (aged 56); Meerut, United Provinces,; British India
Batting	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
1901–1904	Oxford University
Career statistics
Matches	9
Runs scored	52
Batting average	7.42
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	16*
Catches/stumpings	19/9
	Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2020

Sir Hugh Bomford CIE KBE (12 August 1882 – 19 January 1939) was a British administrator in India and an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Sir Gerald Bomford and Mary Florence Eteson, he was born in British India at Fort William in August 1882.^[1] He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.^[2] While studying at Oxford, Bomford played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Surrey at The Oval in 1901. He made eight further first-class appearances for Oxford from 1901 to 1904.^[3] He scored 52 runs in his nine first-class matches, with a high score of 16 not out. Playing as a wicket-keeper, he took 19 catches and made nine stumpings.^[4]

Bomford was appointed to the Indian Civil Service in October 1906.^[5] By 1913, he held the post of settlement officer for Datia State, which he held until 1916. He was appointed as excise commissioner for Central India in 1920, before serving as the settlement commissioner for Rewa between 1921 and 1928.^[1] He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1931 New Year Honours.^[6] He served as the chief secretary to the government of the United Provinces in 1933.^[1] Bomford was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1938 Birthday Honours,^[7]^[8] the same year in which he served as the acting governor of the Central Provinces and Berar,^[1] before being succeeded by Sir Francis Verner Wylie. Bomford died suddenly at Meerut in January 1939. He was survived by his wife, Margaret Evelyn Ord, with whom he had four children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sir Hugh Bomford". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 185. ISBN 1528103440.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Hugh Bomford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hugh Bomford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "No. 27963". The London Gazette. 2 November 1906. p. 7378.
^ "No. 33675". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1930. p. 7.
^ "No. 34518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1938. p. 3687.
^ "No. 34531". The London Gazette. 12 July 1938. p. 4532.