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Full name | Norman Hampton Humphries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England | 19 May 1917||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 December 2000 83) Seaton, Devon, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1946 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 November 2008 |
Norman Hampton Humphries (19 May 1917 – 18 December 2000) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1946. He also played minor counties cricket for Devon between 1938 and 1955.
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