Hugh Bromley-Davenport

Cricket player of England.
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCricket player of England.
PlacesUnited Kingdom
wasAthlete Cricketer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth18 August 1870
Death23 May 1954 (aged 83 years)
The details

Biography

Hugh Richard Bromley-Davenport OBE (18 August 1870 at Capesthorne Hall, Chelford, Cheshire, England – 23 May 1954 in South Kensington, London, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1892 and 1893 and Middlesex between 1896 and 1898. Bromley-Davenport also played four Test matches for England, all of which were against South Africa.
Hugh Bromley-Davenport was educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He served with the Royal Engineers in the First World War, and was awarded the OBE for his services.

Hugh's Surname

Hugh Bromley-Davenport along with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, shares the record for the longest surname among Test cricketers.

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