Plum Warner

Pelham Warner

MBE
Warner in 1906
Personal information
Full name
Pelham Francis Warner
Born(1873-10-02)2 October 1873
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Died30 January 1963(1963-01-30) (aged 89)
West Lavington, Sussex, England
NicknamePlum
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 118)14 February 1899 v South Africa
Last Test26 June 1912 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–1920Middlesex
1894–1896Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 15 521
Runs scored 622 29,028
Batting average 23.92 36.28
100s/50s 1/3 60/149
Top score 132* 244
Balls bowled 0 1,132
Wickets 15
Bowling average 42.40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/26
Catches/stumpings 3/– 183/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008

Sir Pelham Francis Warner, MBE (2 October 1873 – 30 January 1963), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, was a Test cricketer and cricket administrator.

He was knighted for services to sport in the 1937 Coronation Honours.[1]

  1. ^ "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3076.