H. H. Armstrong

Herbert Horace Armstrong (25 October 1862 – ) was an English first-class cricketer who was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.

H. H. Armstrong
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Horace Armstrong
Born25 October 1862
Islington, Middlesex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1885Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 502
Batting average 14.34
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 68
Balls bowled 3,713
Wickets 68
Bowling average 20.23
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/33
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2009

Armstrong was born in Islington to John, a salesman, and Jane Armstrong.[1]

Armstrong played for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 23 first-class matches between 1882 and 1885. The first came in 1882 against Marylebone Cricket Club. His final first-class match came against Derbyshire in 1885, which was to be Hampshire's final match as a first-class county until the 1895 County Championship. Armstrong made two half centuries with a top score of 68 and took 68 wickets at a bowling average of 20.23.[2][3] He played other matches for the county side until 1889 as well as for the Gentlemen of Hampshire.[3]

Armstrong lived in Southampton from 1881 to 1889 or 1890. He played cricket for Southampton until 1888, and his performances were written up in the Hampshire Advertiser. He worked in a cousin's lamp and oil shop in St. Mary's Street. He married in 1889 and then moved to London to work with his brothers in a wholesale fruit business. He had two children a boy and a girl and in 1913 moved to Ringwood, Hampshire where he had a wool shop.[4] He died in 1942, his daughter gave an album of press cuttings and badges to the Hampshire Cricket Museum.

References

  1. 1871 England Census
  2. H Armstrong, Cricinfo. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  3. H Armstrong, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-02-04. (subscription required)
  4. 1939 England and Wales Register


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