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

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]

Biography

Born in Westminster in 1891,[3] the son of Sir 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. 1 2 3 4 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1977, Obituaries in 1976 Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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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