Herbert Orr

Herbert Orr
Personal information
Full name Herbert Richard Orr
Born (1865-02-03)3 February 1865
Kensington, London,
England
Died 19 November 1940(1940-11-19) (aged 75)
St. John's, Sevenoaks, Kent,
England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm slow
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1886–87 Cambridge University
1892 Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 4
Runs scored 98
Batting average 12.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 0/27
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 July 2011

Herbert Richard Orr (3 February 1865 – 22 May 1940) was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Cambridge University and Western Australia between 1886 and 1892. Born in Kensington, London, Orr attended Bedford School in Bedford, and later played for Cambridge University in 1886 and 1887. He played a single match for the Melbourne Cricket Club against Lord Sheffield's XI during the English team's 1891–92 tour, and later moved to Western Australia, where he was the state's inaugural cricket captain.[1] Orr captained the team in each of its first two matches, with Western Australia losing both.[2] Returning to England, Orr was made a second lieutenant in the Cadet Corps (Bedford County School) in 1902, attached to the 1st Bedfordshire Regiment of the Royal Engineers.[3] He went on to play 111 minor counties matches for Bedfordshire CCC between 1900 and 1921,[4] and his brothers, Rowland and John Orr, also both represented Bedfordshire in minor counties matches.[5][6] Orr died in Sevenoaks, Kent, in May 1940.[7]

See also

References

  1. Miscellaneous Matches played by Herbert Orr (19) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. First-class matches played by Herbert Orr - CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. 15 July 1902 - The London Gazette - london-gazette.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. Minor Counties Championship matches played by Herbert Orr - CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. Rowland Orr - CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. John Orr - CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  7. Herbert Orr – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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