Herbert Manners

Herbert Cecil Manners (16 August 1877 – 30 December 1955) was an English cricketer. Manners was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, and was educated at Cheltenham College.

Herbert Manners
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Cecil Manners
Born(1877-04-16)16 April 1877
Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England
Died30 December 1955(1955-12-30) (aged 78)
West Worthing, Sussex,
England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902–1911Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 60
Batting average 7.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 32
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2012

Manners made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire in 1902 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances for the county in that season, against Worcestershire and Somerset, while the following season he played once against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia. A fifth and final first-class appearance later came for the county in 1911, against Cambridge University.[1] In his five first-class matches for Gloucestershire, he scored a total of 60 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 32.[2]

He died at West Worthing, Sussex, on 30 December 1955.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Manners". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Manners". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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