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Philip Martineau

Philip Martineau

English cricketer and solicitor

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.

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