Hubert Bassett

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Hubert Bassett
Personal information
Full nameHubert Bassett
Born5 October 1867
Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England
Died13 June 1943(1943-06-13) (aged 75)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1888–1891Oxford University
1895–1906Oxfordshire
1908–1914Suffolk
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 292
Batting average 8.84
100s/50s –/1
Top score 54*
Balls bowled 4,589
Wickets 78
Bowling average 22.07
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/50
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2019

Hubert Bassett (5 October 1867 – 13 June 1943) was an English first-class cricketer.

Bassett was born at Stanton St. John in South Oxfordshire in October 1867. He was educated in Oxford at the , before going up to St Catherine's College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the touring Australians at Oxford in 1888.[2] He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1891, making a total of 21 first-class appearances.[2] His left-arm medium bowling delivered him 78 wickets in his 21 matches, taken at an average of 22.07, with best figures of 6 for 50.[3] One of four five wicket hauls he took, his best figures came against Lancashire in 1889.[4] A useful lower-order batsman, Bassett scored 292 runs at an average of 8.84, with a high score of 54 not out.[5] His time playing for Oxford University coincided with a lean period for the team, winning only twice in his 32 appearances for the team (in both first-class and minor matches).[1]

Bassett later appeared in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, playing for the county in the Minor Counties Championship between 1895–1906, making sixty appearances.[6] He later played for Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship between 1908–14, making sixteen appearances.[6] Outside of cricket, Bassett worked as a teacher. He died at Oxford in June 1943.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1943". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Hubert Bassett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Hubert Bassett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Lancashire, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hubert Bassett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  6. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Hubert Bassett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

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