Lothian Bonham-Carter

Lothian Bonham-Carter
Personal information
Full name
Lothian George Bonham-Carter
Born(1858-09-29)29 September 1858
Adhurst St Mary, Hampshire, England
Died13 January 1927(1927-01-13) (aged 68)
Buriton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm roundarm slow
RelationsStuart Bonham Carter (son)
Anthony Abdy (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880–1885Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 260
Batting average 17.33
100s/50s –/2
Top score 67
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 2
Bowling average 31.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/22
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2011

Lothian George Bonham-Carter JP (29 September 1858 – 1 January 1927) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman involved in brewing.

The son of the politician John Bonham-Carter, he was born in September 1858 at Adhurst St Mary, Hampshire. He was educated at Clifton College, where he played for and captained the college cricket team.[1] Following the completion of his education, he enlisted into the Gloucestershire Engineer Volunteer Corps as a supernumerary sub-lieutenant in March 1876.[2] In July of that year, he attended the Royal Indian Engineering College (RIEC) on the Cooper's Hill Estate in Surrey.[1] He joined the 1st Berkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a second lieutenant in November 1878,[3] before resigning his commission in June 1880.[4] In the month which followed his resignation, Bonham-Carter made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1880. A gap of four years would pass until he next played first-class cricket, with him making a further seven appearances in 1884 and 1885;[5] following the 1885 season, Hampshire lost their first-class status on the back of poor results. In eight first-class matches, he scored 260 runs at an average of 17.33; he made two half centuries, with a highest score of 67.[6] He was known to play rugby union, having represented Surrey while at the RIEC.[1]

For his living, Bonham-Carter was both a brewer and a sheep farmer.[1][7] As a brewer, he was a managing director of the Brickwood brewery in Portsmouth,[8] having previously assisted his family with their running of the Spicer brewery.[9] He was also a justice of the peace and a former chairman of the East Hampshire Conservative Association.[7] He married Emily Maud in 1882, with her predeceasing him. Their son, Stuart, was a first-class cricketer and a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy.[7] Bonham-Carter died in January 1927, following a short illness at his Buriton House residence in Buriton, Hampshire.[7][10] His estate passed to his eldest son, Algernon, with parts of it being sold to the Forestry Commission to cover death duties.

  1. ^ a b c d Borwick, Frank (1912). Clifton College Annals and Register. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 56.
  2. ^ "No. 24305". The London Gazette. 14 March 1876. p. 1901.
  3. ^ "No. 24640". The London Gazette. 8 November 1878. p. 5939.
  4. ^ "No. 24853". The London Gazette. 6 August 1880. p. 3375.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lothian Bonham-Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lothian Bonham-Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d "Mr. L. G. Bonham Carter". The Times. No. 44479. London. 14 January 1927. p. 17. Retrieved 20 February 2024 – via Gale.
  8. ^ The Directory of Directors. London: Thomas Skinner & Company, Limited. 1927. p. 160.
  9. ^ Barnard, Alfred (1889). The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland. Eastleigh: Sir J. Causton & Sons. p. 160.
  10. ^ "Buriton benefactor". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 14 January 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.