Horatio Norris Dumbleton (23 October 1858 – 18 December 1935) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Horatio Norris Dumbleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1858 Ferozepore, Punjab, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 1935 (aged 77) Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1884 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of the British Army General Charles Dumbleton, he was born in British India at Ferozepore in October 1858. Like his father, Dumbleton sought a military career and attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He graduated from there into the Royal Engineers as a lieutenant in October 1877.[1] Dumbleton played services cricket for the Royal Engineers, meeting with some success. In mid-August 1884, he scored 325 runs for them in a total of 676 for 4 against the Royal Marines at Portsmouth.[2] This likely contributed to his selection in the Hampshire team at the end of August for a first-class fixture against Somerset at Bath.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Ted Sainsbury, while following-on in their second innings he was run out for 9.[4]
In the Royal Engineers, Dumbleton was promoted to captain in April 1888.[5] By 1890, he was an assistant instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering,[6] and was appointed chief instructor at the School of Submarine Mining in August 1895.[7] He was appointed Inspector of Submarine Defences at Headquarters in February 1901 (at which point he held the rank of major),[8] later vacating this appointment in March 1905.[9] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1906,[10] before being appointed a brevet colonel in July 1909.[11] He retired from active service in July 1911.[12] Dumbleton died at Winchester on 18 December 1935.[13]
References edit
- ^ "No. 24581". The London Gazette. 14 May 1878. p. 3045.
- ^ "Pavilion Gossip". Cricket. 21 August 1884. p. 364. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Horatio Dumbleton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Somerset v Hampshire, 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "No. 25815". The London Gazette. 11 May 1888. p. 2698.
- ^ "No. 26050". The London Gazette. 13 May 1890. p. 2761.
- ^ "No. 26656". The London Gazette. 27 August 1895. p. 4863.
- ^ "No. 27285". The London Gazette. 15 February 1901. p. 1156.
- ^ "No. 27770". The London Gazette. 3 March 1905. p. 1578.
- ^ "No. 27931". The London Gazette. 13 July 1906. p. 4808.
- ^ "No. 28269". The London Gazette. 9 July 1909. p. 5284.
- ^ "No. 28510". The London Gazette. 4 July 1911. p. 4935.
- ^ "Wills and Bequests". The Times. No. 47302. London. 19 February 1936. p. 17.