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| Full name | Hugh Stainton Poyntz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1877 Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 1955 (aged 77) Harestock, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Massey Poyntz (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904–1921 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912/13 | Orange Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 16 May 1904 Somerset v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 23 May 1921 Somerset v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hugh Stainton Poyntz DSO OBE (17 September 1877 – 22 June 1955) was a career soldier who played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1904 and 1921. He also played three matches for Orange Free State in 1912–13.[1] He was born at Nottingham and died at Harestock, Hampshire.