Herbert Horace Armstrong (25 October 1862 – 1942) was an English first-class cricketer who was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
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| Full name | Herbert Horace Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1862 Islington, Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1942 (aged 79) Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1882–1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Armstrong was born in Islington to John, a salesman, and Jane Armstrong.[1]
Armstrong played for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 23 first-class matches between 1882 and 1885. The first came in 1882 against Marylebone Cricket Club. His final first-class match came against Derbyshire in 1885, which was to be Hampshire's final match as a first-class county until the 1895 County Championship. Armstrong made two half centuries with a top score of 68 and took 68 wickets at a bowling average of 20.23.[2][3] He played other matches for the county side until 1889 as well as for the Gentlemen of Hampshire.[3]
Armstrong lived in Southampton from 1881 to 1889 or 1890. He played cricket for Southampton until 1888, and his performances were written up in the Hampshire Advertiser. He worked in a cousin's lamp and oil shop in St. Mary's Street. He married in 1889 and then moved to London to work with his brothers in a wholesale fruit business. He had two children a boy and a girl and in 1913 moved to Ringwood, Hampshire, where he had a wool shop.[4] He died in 1942, his daughter gave an album of press cuttings and badges to the Hampshire Cricket Museum.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ H Armstrong, Cricinfo. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ a b H Armstrong, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-02-04. (subscription required)
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
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