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'''Donald Boumphrey''' [[Military Cross|MC]] (4 October 1892 – 12 September 1971) was an English [[cricket]]er, [[educator]] and [[British Army]] officer. As a cricketer, his [[batsman (cricket)|batting]] and [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] styles are unknown, though, from his rehearsing in old age the feats he had performed as a young man, he was a right-handed batsman and a finger-spin bowler.
'''Donald Boumphrey''' [[Military Cross|MC]] (4 October 1892 – 12 September 1971) was an English [[cricket]]er, [[educator]] and [[British Army]] officer. As a cricketer, his [[Batting (cricket)|batting]] and [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] styles are unknown, though, from his rehearsing in old age the feats he had performed as a young man, he was a right-handed batsman and a finger-spin bowler.


Born in [[Birkenhead]], [[Cheshire]] to Edwin Joseph Boumphrey and his wife Mary, he was [[Infant baptism|christened]] in [[Wallasey]], Cheshire on 13 November 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100407471964&lds=1&region=2&regionfriendly=British+Isles&frompage=99|title=IGI Individual Record|publisher=www.familysearch.org|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> He was educated at [[Shrewsbury School]], where he represented the school cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28033/all_teams.html|title=Teams Donald Boumphrey played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref>
Born in [[Birkenhead]], [[Cheshire]] to Edwin Joseph Boumphrey and his wife Mary, he was [[Infant baptism|christened]] in [[Wallasey]], Cheshire on 13 November 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100407471964&lds=1&region=2&regionfriendly=British+Isles&frompage=99|title=IGI Individual Record|publisher=familysearch.org|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> He was educated at [[Shrewsbury School]], where he represented the school cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28033/all_teams.html|title=Teams Donald Boumphrey played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref>


Boumphrey made his debut for [[Cheshire County Cricket Club|Cheshire]] in the 1914 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Northumberland County Cricket Club|Northumberland]]. Boumphrey played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Cheshire from 1914 to 1933, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28033/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Donald Boumphrey|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> In 1928, he played his only [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match representing [[Wales cricket team|Wales]] against the touring [[West Indies cricket team|West Indians]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28033/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Donald Boumphrey|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> In this match he opened the batting for Wales, scoring 6 runs in the Welsh first-innings before being dismissed by [[George Francis (cricketer)|George Francis]] and in their second-innings he scored 4 runs, before being dismissed by [[Learie Constantine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12812.html|title=Wales v West Indians, 1928|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref>
Boumphrey made his debut for [[Cheshire County Cricket Club|Cheshire]] in the 1914 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Northumberland County Cricket Club|Northumberland]]. Boumphrey played [[National Counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Cheshire from 1914 to 1933, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28033/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Donald Boumphrey|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> In 1928, he played his only [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match representing [[Wales cricket team|Wales]] against the touring [[West Indies cricket team|West Indians]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28033/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Donald Boumphrey|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> In this match he opened the batting for Wales, scoring 6 runs in the Welsh first-innings before being dismissed by [[George Francis (cricketer)|George Francis]] and in their second-innings he scored 4 runs, before being dismissed by [[Learie Constantine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12812.html|title=Wales v West Indians, 1928|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref>


[[File:Holt Green House, Aughton - geograph.org.uk - 193405.jpg|thumb|left|Holt Green House, Boumphrey's place of death]]
[[File:Holt Green House, Aughton - geograph.org.uk - 193405.jpg|thumb|left|Holt Green House, Boumphrey's place of death]]
He served in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]] and was mentioned in dispatches in the [[London Gazette]]. One such mention confirmed his awarding of the [[Military Cross]] in 1917, at which time he held the rank of Temporary [[Lieutenant]] in the [[Machine Gun Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30450 |date=1917-12-28 |supp=y |page=31 }}</ref> Following the war he began teaching and coaching cricket and [[rugby union|rugby]] at Rydal School, now [[Rydal Penrhos|Rydal Penrhos school]], an association which was to last for forty years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.rydalpenrhos.com/clubs/dolphins_cricket_club/|title=Dolphins Cricket Club|publisher=www.rydalpenrhos.com|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> With the onset of the [[Second World War]], he was mentioned in dispatches in the London Gazette in 1943, having been granted the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]] for his service with the [[Army Cadet Force]]. He was based in [[Caernarfonshire]] at the time.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=36228 |date=1943-10-29 |supp=y |page=4808 }}</ref> His father died on 6 May 1941, with mention being made in the London Gazette of Boumphrey being the executor of his late father's estate, including property in [[Fareham]], [[Hampshire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35263 |date=1941-09-02 |page=5114 }}</ref>
He served in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]] and was mentioned in dispatches in ''[[The London Gazette]]''. One such mention confirmed his awarding of the [[Military Cross]] in 1917, at which time he held the rank of Temporary [[Lieutenant]] in the [[Machine Gun Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30450 |date=1917-12-28 |supp=y |page=31 }}</ref> Following the war he began teaching and coaching cricket and [[Rugby union|rugby]] at Rydal School, now [[Rydal Penrhos|Rydal Penrhos school]], an association which was to last for forty years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.rydalpenrhos.com/clubs/dolphins_cricket_club/|title=Dolphins Cricket Club|publisher=rydalpenrhos.com|accessdate=12 April 2011|archive-date=3 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503160340/http://alumni.rydalpenrhos.com/clubs/dolphins_cricket_club/|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the onset of the [[Second World War]], he was mentioned in dispatches in the London Gazette in 1943, having been granted the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]] for his service with the [[Army Cadet Force]]. He was based in [[Caernarfonshire]] at the time.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=36228 |date=1943-10-29 |supp=y |page=4808 }}</ref> His father died on 6 May 1941, with mention being made in the London Gazette of Boumphrey being the executor of his late father's estate, including property in [[Fareham]], [[Hampshire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35263 |date=1941-09-02 |page=5114 }}</ref>


After retiring from teaching, he remained at Rydal School as long as his physique permitted. He coached cricket, rugby and Eton Fives and, surprisingly, instructed generations of pupils in the craft of letterpress printing.
After retiring from teaching, he remained at Rydal School as long as his physique permitted. He coached cricket, rugby and Eton Fives and, surprisingly, instructed generations of pupils in the craft of letterpress printing.


His brother, [[Colin Boumphrey|Colin]], who played a single first-class match for the [[Royal Air Force cricket team|Royal Air Force]] died in 1945. Following his death, Boumphrey inherited his brother's home in [[Aughton, Lancashire|Aughton]], [[Lancashire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37085 |date=1945-05-18 |page=2605 }}</ref> It was in that house that Boumphrey died on 12 September 1971.
His brother, [[Colin Boumphrey|Colin]], who played a single first-class match for the [[Royal Air Force cricket team|Royal Air Force]] died in 1945. Following his death, Boumphrey inherited his brother's home in [[Aughton, Lancashire|Aughton]], [[Lancashire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37085 |date=1945-05-18 |page=2605 }}</ref> It was in that house that Boumphrey died on 12 September 1971.


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Latest revision as of 06:41, 26 April 2024

Donald Boumphrey
Personal information
Full name
Donald Boumphrey
Born(1892-10-04)4 October 1892
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Died12 September 1971(1971-09-12) (aged 78)
Aughton, Lancashire, England
RelationsColin Boumphrey (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Wales
1914–1933Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 April 2011

Donald Boumphrey MC (4 October 1892 – 12 September 1971) was an English cricketer, educator and British Army officer. As a cricketer, his batting and bowling styles are unknown, though, from his rehearsing in old age the feats he had performed as a young man, he was a right-handed batsman and a finger-spin bowler.

Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire to Edwin Joseph Boumphrey and his wife Mary, he was christened in Wallasey, Cheshire on 13 November 1892.[1] He was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he represented the school cricket team.[2]

Boumphrey made his debut for Cheshire in the 1914 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Boumphrey played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1914 to 1933, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches[3] In 1928, he played his only first-class match representing Wales against the touring West Indians.[4] In this match he opened the batting for Wales, scoring 6 runs in the Welsh first-innings before being dismissed by George Francis and in their second-innings he scored 4 runs, before being dismissed by Learie Constantine.[5]

Holt Green House, Boumphrey's place of death

He served in the British Army during the First World War and was mentioned in dispatches in The London Gazette. One such mention confirmed his awarding of the Military Cross in 1917, at which time he held the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps.[6] Following the war he began teaching and coaching cricket and rugby at Rydal School, now Rydal Penrhos school, an association which was to last for forty years.[7] With the onset of the Second World War, he was mentioned in dispatches in the London Gazette in 1943, having been granted the rank of 2nd Lieutenant for his service with the Army Cadet Force. He was based in Caernarfonshire at the time.[8] His father died on 6 May 1941, with mention being made in the London Gazette of Boumphrey being the executor of his late father's estate, including property in Fareham, Hampshire.[9]

After retiring from teaching, he remained at Rydal School as long as his physique permitted. He coached cricket, rugby and Eton Fives and, surprisingly, instructed generations of pupils in the craft of letterpress printing.

His brother, Colin, who played a single first-class match for the Royal Air Force died in 1945. Following his death, Boumphrey inherited his brother's home in Aughton, Lancashire.[10] It was in that house that Boumphrey died on 12 September 1971.

References

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  1. ^ "IGI Individual Record". familysearch.org. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Teams Donald Boumphrey played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Donald Boumphrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Donald Boumphrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Wales v West Indians, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  6. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 31.
  7. ^ "Dolphins Cricket Club". rydalpenrhos.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  8. ^ "No. 36228". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 1943. p. 4808.
  9. ^ "No. 35263". The London Gazette. 2 September 1941. p. 5114.
  10. ^ "No. 37085". The London Gazette. 18 May 1945. p. 2605.
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