Hampden Alpass

Hampden Alpass
Personal information
Full name
Herbert John Hampden Alpass
Born(1906-08-07)7 August 1906
Berkeley, England
Died16 March 1999(1999-03-16) (aged 92)
Southmead, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926–1928Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 36
Batting average 5.14
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18*
Balls bowled 204
Wickets 4
Bowling average 28.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/42
Catches/stumpings 3/–

Herbert John Hampden Alpass (7 August 1906 – 16 March 1999) was an English first-class cricketer who played in seven matches between 1926 and 1928 for Gloucestershire.[1][2] His highest score of 18* came when playing for Gloucestershire in the 1928 match against Oxford University Cricket Club.[3] His best bowling of 2/42 came in the same match.[3]

Alpass studied at Clifton College[4] in Bristol and starred as a left-arm spinner in the college cricket team. Away from cricket, Alpass qualified as a solicitor and became chairman of Bristol Rovers Football Club in 1950. He spent 11 years as chairman, overseeing promotion to Division Two in 1953.

References

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2000). "Obituaries in 1999". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – via ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hampden Alpass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Oxford University v Gloucestershire in 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p378: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948