Hubert Martineau

Hubert Melville Martineau (24 October 1891 – 11 September 1976)[1] was an English patron of cricket and organiser of his own team.[2] He also played three first-class matches between 1931 and 1932. When he played, he was a right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler.[3]

Hubert Martineau
Personal information
Full name
Hubert Melville Martineau
Born(1891-10-24)24 October 1891
Westminster, London
Died11 September 1976(1976-09-11) (aged 84)
Westminster, London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931–1932HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
FC debut27 June 1931 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University
Last FC29 June 1932 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 44
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 19*
Balls bowled 126
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2008

Biography

Born in Westminster in 1891,[3] the son of Philip Martineau,[4] Hubert Martineau was educated at Eton, though he did not play for the school's cricket team. He did however develop a great love of the game.[2]

General election 1918: Monmouth [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Leolin Forestier-Walker 9,164 59.7 N/A
Liberal Hubert Martineau 6,189 40.3 N/A
Majority 2,975 19.4 N/A
Turnout 15,353 55.7 N/A
Registered electors 27,575
Unionist win (new seat)

Club cricket of a high standard was played at his private ground near Maidenhead between 1923 and 1939, and four national sides touring England began their tours playing against his personal XI; Australia in 1926, New Zealand in 1927, the West Indies in 1928 and India in 1932.[2] Martineau himself played in all those matches with the exception of the 1926 match against Australia.[6]

In 1927, he went on a tour of Egypt with the Free Foresters, playing two matches against the national side.[6] He took his own team to the country each year between 1929 and 1939,[2] and Martineau played in each match.[6]

He played three first-class matches in the early 1930s, for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. He played against Oxford University in 1931 and against Cambridge and Oxford University in 1932.[7] He died in Westminster in 1976.[3]

His stepson was Henry Martineau.[8]

References
  1. "Cricinfo profile". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  2. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1977, Obituaries in 1976 Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today
  3. "CricketArchive profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  4. Philip Martineau Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
  5. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  6. Other matches played by Hubert Martineau at CricketArchive
  7. First-class matches played by Hubert Martineau Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
  8. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Martineau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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