Hubert Ernest Kingston (15 August 1876 – 9 June 1955) was an English cricketer. Kingston was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Northampton, Northamptonshire, and was educated at Blair Lodge School in Scotland.
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| Full name | Hubert Ernest Kingston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1876 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 1955 (aged 78) Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Kingston (brother) Frederick Kingston (brother) James Kingston (brother) William Kingston (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1906 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kingston made his debut for Northamptonshire against Staffordshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Northamptonshire for the next decade, making a total of 57 appearances.[1] Having won the 1903 and 1904 Minor Counties Championship, Northamptonshire were granted first-class status for the 1905 season, allowing them to take part in the County Championship. He made his first-class debut in Northamptonshire's inaugural first-class fixture against Hampshire at the County Ground, Southampton. He made twelve further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came in the 1906 County Championship against Nottinghamshire.[2] In his thirteen first-class matches, he scored 335 runs at an average of 15.95, with a high score of 68.[3] This score was his only half century and came on debut against Hampshire.[4] With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 41.00, with best figures of 2/8.[5]
He died at Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, on 9 June 1955. His brothers, Charles, Frederick, James and William, all played first-class cricket.
References edit
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Hubert Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Hubert Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hubert Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Hampshire v Northamptonshire, 1905 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Hubert Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
External links edit
- Hubert Kingston at ESPNcricinfo
- Hubert Kingston at CricketArchive