Edward Hume (cricketer)

Edward Hume (25 September 1841 – 24 October 1921) was an English first-class cricketer.

Edward Hume

Personal information
Full name	Edward Hume
Born	25 September 1841 Scaldwell, Northamptonshire, England
Died	24 October 1921(1921-10-24) (aged 80) Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1861–1863	Oxford University
1867	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 102 Batting average 8.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 26* Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 August 2019

The son of William Wheeler Hume, he was born in September 1841 at Scaldwell, Northamptonshire.^[1] He was educated at Marlborough College,^[2] where he was coached in cricket by Robert Carpenter.^[3]

Matriculating at Trinity College, Oxford in 1860, Hume graduated B.A. in 1863.^[1] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Oxford in 1861. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1863, making six appearances and scoring 74 runs, with a high score of 21.^[4][5]

Then admitted to Lincoln's Inn, Hume was called to the bar in 1867.^[6] In the same year that he was called to the bar, he also made a first-class appearance for the MCC, against Oxford University at Lord's. Hume made a final first-class appearance in 1879 for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent at Canterbury.^[4] He served on the committee of the MCC from 1881–85 and was an examiner of the High Court from 1884.^[3][6] Hume died at Totland Bay on the Isle of Wight in October 1921.

References

1. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hume, Edward" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
2. James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register: 1843-1952 (9th ed.). The College. p. 79.
3. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1921". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Edward Hume". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Hume". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
6. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 231.

External links

• Edward Hume at ESPNcricinfo