John Hampshire

For his father of the same name who played for Yorkshire in 1937, see John Hampshire (cricketer, born 1913).

John Hampshire
Personal information
Full name
John Harry Hampshire
Born(1941-02-10)10 February 1941
Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England
Died1 March 2017(2017-03-01) (aged 76)
NicknameJack
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak
RoleUmpire
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 442)26 June 1969 v West Indies
Last Test14 August 1975 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 6)5 January 1971 v Australia
Last ODI26 August 1972 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1981Yorkshire
1967/68–1968/69
1977/78–1978/79		Tasmania
1981Leicestershire
1982–1984Derbyshire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired21 (1989–2002)
ODIs umpired20 (1989–2001)
FC umpired349 (1985–2005)
LA umpired365 (1985–2014)
T20 umpired8 (2004–2005)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 3 577 280
Runs scored 403 48 28,059 7,314
Batting average 26.86 24.00 34.55 31.12
100s/50s 1/2 0/0 43/156 7/41
Top score 107 25 183* 119
Balls bowled – – 2,539 54
Wickets – – 30 1
Bowling average – – 54.56 45.00
5 wickets in innings – – 2 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 7/52 1/22
Catches/stumpings 9/– 0/– 446/– 84/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 March 2017

John Harry Hampshire (10 February 1941 – 1 March 2017),[1][2] also known as Jack Hampshire, was an English cricketer and umpire,[3] who played eight Tests and three One Day Internationals (ODIs) for England between 1969 and 1975.[4] He played first-class cricket for Yorkshire from 1961 to 1981,[5] and for Derbyshire from 1982 to 1984. Overseas, he was a successful captain of Tasmania in the period before the state was included in the Sheffield Shield.[6] He was also appointed President of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2016, serving until his death a year later.[4]

Cricket writer Colin Bateman remarked, "Hampshire thrilled English cricket supporters when he scored a century at Lord's on his Test debut – a unique achievement for an England player. An attractive middle-order stroke-player, Hampshire looked one for the future but he was dropped after one more match".[1]

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 84. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. ^ "John Hampshire: Yorkshire president dies at the age of 76". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ "International cricketers turned umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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