Humphrey Burrington
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| Full name | Humphrey Sandford Burrington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1882 Bridgwater, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 1957 (aged 75) Barnstaple, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1903–1905 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Humphrey Sandford Burrington (5 April 1882 – 15 April 1957) played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1903 to 1905.[1] He was born at Bridgwater, Somerset and died at Barnstaple, Devon.
Burrington played in first-class cricket as a lower-order batsman, though it is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed. He played in one game in 1903, two in 1904 and a further two in 1905, but had little success in any of them. His best performances, and the only times he reached double figures as a batsman, came in the game against Kent in 1904 when he made an unbeaten 18 in the first innings and followed that with 20 in the second.[2]
In the First World War, Burrington was commissioned as an officer in the Somerset Light Infantry; in 1916, he was temporarily promoted from second lieutenant to full lieutenant.[3] He was further promoted to acting captain in 1917.[4] He resigned his commission in 1920 and was allowed to keep the rank of captain.[5]
In 1941 he was listed as a solicitor at Bridge Chambers, The Strand, Barnstable Kellys Directory 1941
References
[edit]- ^ "Humphrey Burrington". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Scorecard: Kent v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 21 July 1904. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "No. 29994". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 1917. p. 2833.
- ^ "No. 30549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1918. p. 2598.
- ^ "No. 31868". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 April 1920. p. 4552.