Arthur Grenfell Coomb (3 March 1929 - 29 June 2022) was a former English cricketer who was active in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, making five appearances in first-class cricket.[1] He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast and who played most of his cricket at minor counties level for Bedfordshire and Norfolk.[1]
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| Full name | Arthur Grenfell Coomb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1929 Kempston, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2022 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1963 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1953 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1955 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editArthur Grenfell Coomb was born at Kempston, Bedfordshire, on 3 March 1929. He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1938 and 1947 where he was in the First XI in 1944 and 1945 being made Captain in 1946.[2][3] He was also a keen rugby player and was made Captain of the First XV in 1946.[2]
Coomb undertook National Service between 1947 and 1949, and thereafter studied at agricultural college, later working in the agricultural supply industry for an American firm.[2]
Cricket
editCoomb made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire, a season in which he made three further appearances for the county.[4] While serving in the Royal Navy, Coomb was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in a first-class match against Worcestershire in 1948, and made two further first-class appearances for the team in 1949 against Kent and Hampshire.[5] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire during this period, and was selected to play a first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against Kent in 1951.[5] He played a second first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring Australians in 1953.[5]
In five appearances in first-class cricket, Coomb took 8 wickets at an average of 40.12, with best figures of 3/16, and he scored 55 runs with a high score of 16.[1] He played for Bedfordshire until 1955, making a total of 40 appearances for them in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He joined Norfolk for the 1956 Minor Counties Championship, making his debut for the county against Buckinghamshire.[4] He played for Norfolk until 1963, making 42 appearances.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Player profile: Arthur Coomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Eagle News, Magazine of the Old Bedford Modernians' Club, Number 65, May 1992, p. 17
- ^ School of the Black and Red-A History of Bedford Modern School, by Andrew Underwood (1981) ISBN 9780950760803; reset and updated by Boon, Middleton and Wildman, 2010, p. 176
- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Arthur Coomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Coomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
External links
edit- Arthur Coomb at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Coomb at CricketArchive