Horatio Dumbleton

Horatio Dumbleton
Personal information
Full name
Horatio Norris Dumbleton
Born(1858-10-23)23 October 1858
Ferozepore, Punjab, British India
Died18 December 1935(1935-12-18) (aged 77)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm underarm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 16
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 14
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2009

Horatio Norris Dumbleton (23 October 1858 – 18 December 1935) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of the British Army General Charles Dumbleton, he was born in British India at Ferozepore in October 1858. Like his father, Dumbleton sought a military career and attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He graduated from there into the Royal Engineers as a lieutenant in October 1877.[1] Dumbleton played services cricket for the Royal Engineers, meeting with some success. In mid-August 1884, he scored 325 runs for them in a total of 676 for 4 against the Royal Marines at Portsmouth.[2] This likely contributed to his selection in the Hampshire team at the end of August for a first-class fixture against Somerset at Bath.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Ted Sainsbury, while following-on in their second innings he was run out for 9.[4]

In the Royal Engineers, Dumbleton was promoted to captain in April 1888.[5] By 1890, he was an assistant instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering,[6] and was appointed chief instructor at the School of Submarine Mining in August 1895.[7] He was appointed Inspector of Submarine Defences at Headquarters in February 1901 (at which point he held the rank of major),[8] later vacating this appointment in March 1905.[9] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1906,[10] before being appointed a brevet colonel in July 1909.[11] He retired from active service in July 1911.[12] Dumbleton died at Winchester on 18 December 1935.[13]

  1. ^ "No. 24581". The London Gazette. 14 May 1878. p. 3045.
  2. ^ "Pavilion Gossip". Cricket. 21 August 1884. p. 364. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Horatio Dumbleton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Somerset v Hampshire, 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 25815". The London Gazette. 11 May 1888. p. 2698.
  6. ^ "No. 26050". The London Gazette. 13 May 1890. p. 2761.
  7. ^ "No. 26656". The London Gazette. 27 August 1895. p. 4863.
  8. ^ "No. 27285". The London Gazette. 15 February 1901. p. 1156.
  9. ^ "No. 27770". The London Gazette. 3 March 1905. p. 1578.
  10. ^ "No. 27931". The London Gazette. 13 July 1906. p. 4808.
  11. ^ "No. 28269". The London Gazette. 9 July 1909. p. 5284.
  12. ^ "No. 28510". The London Gazette. 4 July 1911. p. 4935.
  13. ^ "Wills and Bequests". The Times. No. 47302. London. 19 February 1936. p. 17.