Robert Walter Vivian Robins was an English cricketer and cricket administrator,who played for Cambridge University,Middlesex,and England. A right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break and googly bowler,he was known for his attacking style of play. He captained both his county and his country;after the Second World War,he served several terms as a Test selector.
Charles Warrington Leonard Parker was an English cricketer,who stands as the third highest wicket taker in the history of first-class cricket,behind Wilfred Rhodes and Tich Freeman.
Frank Hearne was an English born cricketer. One of the few men to play Test cricket for more than one country,he played for both England and South Africa. He was a member of the Hearne family of cricketers who played first-class cricket between 1879 and 1904 for Kent County Cricket Club and Western Province.
Arthur Webb Mold was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a fast bowler between 1889 and 1901. A Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1892,he was selected for England in three Test matches in 1893. Mold was one of the most effective bowlers in England during the 1890s but his career was overshadowed by controversy over his bowling action. Although he took 1,673 wickets in first-class matches,many commentators viewed his achievements as tainted.
Tom Richardson was an English cricketer. A fast bowler,Richardson relied to a great extent on the break-back,a relatively long run-up and high arm which allowed him to gain sharp lift on fast pitches even from the full,straight length he always bowled. He played 358 first-class cricket matches including 14 Tests,taking a total of 2,104 wickets. In the four consecutive seasons from 1894 to 1897 he took 1,005 wickets,a figure surpassed over such a period only by the slow bowler Tich Freeman. He took 290 wickets in 1895,again a figure only exceeded by Freeman (twice). In 1963 Neville Cardus selected him as one of his "Six Giants of the Wisden Century".
Charles Lucas Townsend was a Gloucestershire cricketer. An all-round cricketer,Townsend was classically stylish,left-handed batsman,who was able to hit well despite his slender build. His off-side strokes were particularly effective,and his driving allowed him to score at a consistent pace throughout his major innings. In his younger days Townsend was also a spin bowler,who relied chiefly on a big break from leg but could also turn the ball the other way. He was often extremely difficult on sticky wickets but very rarely effective on good ones.
The Hearne family was a notable English cricketing family. Thirteen members of the family played first-class cricket,including five for Kent County Cricket Club and five for Middlesex County Cricket Club. Six played Test cricket:four for England,one for South Africa,and one represented both England and South Africa. Three members of the family were awarded the distinction of being names as Wisden Cricketers of the Year,J.T. Hearne in 1892,Alec Hearne in 1894 and J.W. Hearne in 1912. Other members also made notable contributions to the game.
Frederick Martin,also known as Fred Martin and Nutty Martin,was an English professional cricketer who bowled left-arm medium-pace spin. Martin played first-class cricket between 1885 and 1892,primarily for Kent County Cricket Club,and appeared twice in Test matches for the England cricket team. He was considered one of the best left-arm spin bowlers in the country between 1889 and 1891.
Arthur Dick Pougher was an English professional cricketer and umpire who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club from 1885 to 1901,and in one Test match for England in 1891–92. He was born at Humberstone,Leicestershire and died at Aylestone Park,Leicester.
Alec Hearne was a member of the famous cricketing Hearne family. He played as a professional for Kent County Cricket Club between 1884 and 1906 and made one Test match appearance for England. He was an all-rounder who was named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1894. His father,George played cricket for Middlesex during the 1860s and brothers George and Frank also played Test cricket,as did his cousin,John Thomas Hearne.
George Gibbons Hearne was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1875 and 1895. He also played in one Test match for England against South Africa in 1891/92. Hearne was part of the famous cricketing Hearne family. His brothers Alec and Frank also played Test match cricket.
Abraham "Abe" Waddington,sometimes known as Abram Waddington,was a professional cricketer for Yorkshire,who played in two Test matches for England,both against Australia in 1920–21. Between 1919 and 1927 Waddington made 255 appearances for Yorkshire,and in all first-class cricket played 266 matches. In these games,he took a total of 852 wickets with his left arm fast-medium bowling. Capable of making the ball swing,Waddington was admired for the aesthetic quality of his bowling action. He was a hostile bowler who sometimes sledged opposing batsmen and questioned umpires' decisions,behaviour which was unusual during his playing days.
John Cowie was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1937 to 1949. His Test opportunities were restricted by New Zealand's limited programme,and his cricket career was interrupted by World War II from 1939 to 1945. Following the 1937 tour of England,Wisden commented:"Had he been an Australian,he might have been termed a wonder of the age."
George Hearne was an English cricketer.
Herbert Hearne was an English professional cricketer. He was born at Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire,the son of William Hearne who was considered a good local cricketer.
1939 was the 46th cricket season in England since the introduction of the County Championship in 1890. It was the one and only season in which English cricket adopted the eight-ball over. 1939 was the last season before the Second World War and it was not until 1946 that first-class cricket could resume in England on a normal basis. The West Indies were on tour and England won the Test series 1–0. The West Indian team departed early,with several matches cancelled,because of the growing international crisis.
John Richard Mason,known as Jack Mason,was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1893 and 1914,captaining the team between 1898 and 1902. He played for England in five Test matches on A. E. Stoddart's 1897–98 tour of Australia.
John William Lee,generally known as Jack Lee,was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1925 to 1936,having played one match for Middlesex in 1923. He was an all-rounder,scoring six centuries and taking ten wickets in a match on two occasions by the end of his career. He was killed on active service with the British Army during the Second World War.
William John Fairservice was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1902 and 1921. He was a right-arm medium-pace off-break bowler who batted in the lower order and played over 300 first-class matches in his career. After his cricketing career he coached cricket and was a scorer. His son,Colin Fairservice,played for Kent and Middlesex from 1929 to 1936.
Kent County Cricket Club's 1906 season was the seventeenth season in which the county competed in the County Championship and saw the side win their first Championship title. Kent played 25 first-class cricket matches during the season,losing only four matches overall,and only two matches in the 1906 County Championship. They finished equal on points with Yorkshire and Surrey but won the title on the percentage of finished matches won.
