Humphrey Forman (26 April 1888 – 21 May 1923) played first-class cricket in two matches, one each for Cambridge University and Somerset in the 1910 cricket season.[1] He was born at Repton, Derbyshire and died at Bangkok in Thailand.

Humphrey Forman
Personal information
Full name
Humphrey Forman
Born(1888-04-26)26 April 1888
Repton, Derbyshire, England
Died21 May 1923(1923-05-21) (aged 35)
Bangkok, Thailand
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RelationsArthur Forman (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910Cambridge University
1910Somerset
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 13
Batting average 3.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8
Balls bowled 201
Wickets 5
Bowling average 31.80
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/62
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

Humphrey Forman was the son of Arthur Forman, a master at Repton School and himself a first-class cricketer for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Humphrey was educated at Shrewsbury School. As a first-class cricketer, he was a lower-order batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler. He was quite successful as a bowler in his one first-class match at Cambridge University, taking four Kent wickets for 62 runs, more wickets than any other Cambridge bowler.[2] He played a second match for Cambridge a week later against the Free Foresters; this match was not classed as first-class (though many such fixtures between these teams were in other years), but in any case Forman was not successful.[3] In his solitary match for Somerset later in the same season, he opened the bowling but took only one wicket in the match.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Humphrey Forman". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Kent". www.cricketarchive.com. 30 May 1910. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Free Foresters". www.cricketarchive.com. 6 June 1910. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Scorecard: Somerset v Worcestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 11 August 1910. Retrieved 12 March 2011.