Geoff Humpage
Geoffrey William Humpage (born 24 April 1954 in Sparkbrook, Birmingham) is a former England cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals in 1981. Humpage played in county cricket as a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and wicketkeeper for Warwickshire from 1974 to 1990.
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| Full name | Geoffrey William Humpage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1954 Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman/wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 59) | 4 June 1981 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 8 June 1981 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–90 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981/82 | Orange Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 2021, he still holds the Warwickshire batting record for the fourth wicket: a stand of 470 with Alvin Kallicharran against Lancashire at Southport in 1982, of which Humpage contributed 254, match Warwickshire lost by ten wickets.[1][2][3] He went on the rebel tour to South Africa in 1981–82, which effectively ended his international career after just three ODIs.[4][5] He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1985.[6]
References
- Austin, Michael (29 July 1982). "Kallicharran and Humpage make 470 record stand". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 29.
- "Highest Partnership for Each Wicket for Warwickshire". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Lancashire v Warwickshire in 1982". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via CricketArchive.
- "Test ban on S. Africa tourists delayed". The Guardian. 6 March 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Engel, Matthew (27 April 1985). "The rebels with a cause..." The Guardian. p. 13. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cricketer of the Year - 1985 - Geoff Humpage". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1985. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via ESPNcricinfo.
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