Philip Martineau

Sir Philip Hubert Martineau (28 October 1862–7 October 1944) was an English solicitor who became President of the Law Society. He was also a cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a[1] left-arm fast-medium bowler.

Philip Martineau
Personal information
Full namePhilip Hubert Martineau
Born(1862-10-28)28 October 1862
St Pancras, London, England
Died7 October 1944(1944-10-07) (aged 81)
Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
First-class debut9 July 1883 MCC v Derbyshire
Last First-class30 July 1883 MCC v Somerset
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 27
Batting average 6.75
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2008

Biography

Born in London in 1862,[2] Martineau was educated at Harrow School and played for the cricket team there in 1880 and 1881.[3] He was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1884.[4] He became a solicitor and was elected president of the Law Society in 1931-32 and knighted in the 1933 New Year Honours.[4]

Cricket career

He made his first-class debut in 1883 for the MCC against Derbyshire.[5][2]

Following a minor match against Northumberland in July of that year,[6] he played his second and final first-class match for the MCC against Somerset.

He died in Sunningdale in 1944,[2] survived by his son Hubert, who also played first-class cricket.[7] Two cousins, Alfred and Lionel also played first-class cricket.[8][9]

References
  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. CricketArchive profile
  3. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1945, Obituaries
  4. "Martineau, Philip Hubert (MRTN881PH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. First-class matches played by Philip Martineau at CricketArchive
  6. Other matches played by Philip Martineau at CricketArchive
  7. Hubert Martineau at CricketArchive
  8. Alfred Martineau at CricketArchive
  9. Lionel Martineau at CricketArchive
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