Arthur Delmé-Radcliffe

Arthur Delmé-Radcliffe
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Henry Delmé-Radcliffe
Born23 November 1870
South Tidworth, Hampshire, England
Died30 June 1950(1950-06-30) (aged 79)
Branksome Park, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896–1900Hampshire
1897Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 190
Batting average 14.61
100s/50s –/–
Top score 43
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2009

Arthur Henry Delmé-Radcliffe (23 November 1870 — 30 June 1950) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

The son of The Reverend Henry Eliot Delmé-Radcliffe, he was born in November 1870 at South Tidworth, Hampshire. He was educated at Sherborne School,[1] where he played for the school cricket team.[2] From there, he matriculated to Exeter College, Oxford.[3] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Leicestershire at Portsmouth in the 1896 County Championship. He played first-class cricket intermittently for Hampshire until 1900, making seven appearances.[4] He scored 190 runs at an average of 14.61, with a highest score of 43.[5]

Delmé-Radcliffe was involved in an unusual incident against Somerset in a second-class county match for Hampshire in 1889. Believing himself to have been stumped from the final ball of the over, he proceeded to make his way back to the pavilion, but the appeal was not upheld by the umpire. A fielder then pulled a stump out of the ground to run him out, but the umpire had called the end of the over, allowing him to continue his innings.[2] He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1897, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[6] Outside of cricket, he was a private schoolmaster.[1] Delmé-Radcliffe died in June 1950 at Branksome Park, Dorset.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b The Sherborne Register: 1550-1950 (PDF) (4 ed.). Warren & Son Ltd. 1950. p. 115.
  2. ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1950". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men, 1880-1892. J. Parker. p. 497.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Delmé-Radcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Delmé-Radcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Arthur Delmé-Radcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.