Humphrey Burrington

Humphrey Burrington

Personal information
Full name	Humphrey Sandford Burrington
Born	5 April 1882 Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Died	15 April 1957 (aged 75) Barnstaple, Devon, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1903–1905	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 5 Runs scored 65 Batting average 10.83 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 20 Balls bowled 6 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 0/10 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

Humphrey Sandford Burrington (5 April 1882 – 15 April 1957) played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1903 to 1905.^[1] He was born at Bridgwater, Somerset and died at Barnstaple, Devon.

Burrington played in first-class cricket as a lower-order batsman, though it is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed. He played in one game in 1903, two in 1904 and a further two in 1905, but had little success in any of them. His best performances, and the only times he reached double figures as a batsman, came in the game against Kent in 1904 when he made an unbeaten 18 in the first innings and followed that with 20 in the second.^[2]

In the First World War, Burrington was commissioned as an officer in the Somerset Light Infantry; in 1916, he was temporarily promoted from second lieutenant to full lieutenant.^[3] He was further promoted to acting captain in 1917.^[4] He resigned his commission in 1920 and was allowed to keep the rank of captain.^[5]

In 1941 he was listed as a solicitor at Bridge Chambers, The Strand, Barnstable Kellys Directory 1941

References

1. "Humphrey Burrington". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
2. "Scorecard: Kent v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 1904-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29994. p. 2833. 1917-03-21.
4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30549. p. 2598. 1918-02-26.
5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31868. p. 4552. 1920-04-16.