David Humphries
Personal information
Full name
David John Humphries
Born(1953-08-06)6 August 1953
Alveley, Shropshire, England
Died15 July 2020(2020-07-15) (aged 66)
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsMark Humphries (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971–1973Shropshire
1974–1976Leicestershire
1977–1984Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 175 167
Runs scored 5,116 1,639
Batting average 24.83 14.25
100s/50s 4/26 0/3
Top score 133* 62
Catches/stumpings 294/60 138/35
Source: CricInfo, 16 July 2020

David John Humphries (6 August 1953 – 15 July 2020) was an English cricketer. He was born in Alveley, Shropshire, and educated at Bridgnorth Olbury Wells School and Wulfrun College, Wolverhampton.[1]

Humphries played county cricket for Leicestershire and Worcestershire,[1] being capped by Worcestershire in 1978. He had also played for Shropshire between 1971 and 1973, being capped in the latter year, while playing at club level for West Bromwich Dartmouth.[2] He appeared Shropshire's only Minor Counties Championship win, against Staffordshire at London Road, Shrewsbury in 1973, when he was the highest scorer on his side at 53 runs during the first innings.[3]

His brother Mark Humphries, also a wicket-keeper, played for Minor Counties and Staffordshire.

Humphries died after a long illness on 15 July 2020 at the age of 66.[4]

Humphries was one of ten members of Leicestershire's first County Championship winning team in 1975 to have a road in Leicester named after him by the city council. Chris Balderstone, Peter Booth, Brian Davison, Barry Dudleston, Ken Higgs, Ray Illingworth, Norman McVicker, John Steele and Roger Tolchard were the others. Jack Birkenshaw, Graham McKenzie and Mick Norman missed out as there were already roads using their surnames.

References

  1. 1 2 Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 35. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ↑ Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 35,57.
  3. ↑ "The cricketers who made county history". Shropshire Star. 24 August 2020. p. 28.Feature 'Flashback to...1973' by Toby Neal.
  4. ↑ Banner, Tom (15 July 2020). "Tributes as former Worcestershire cricketer David Humphries dies aged 66". Worcester News.


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