Philip Herman Bonham-Carter (12 November 1891 – 7 January 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
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| Full name | Philip Herman Bonham-Carter | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1891 Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1934 (aged 42) Hampstead, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Wathen (grandfather) George Norman (great-grandfather) Maurice Bonham-Carter (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Life and naval career
editThe son of Herman Bonham-Carter and his wife, Margaret Louisa Wathen, he was born at Karachi in British India. Enlisting in the Royal Navy, Bonham-Carter was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant in January 1912,[1] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant coming in June 1913.[2] He served during the First World War, eventually reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. A physically strong and deeply religious man, he was known during his naval service as "Bonham the Good".[3] Bonham-Carter played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy, debuting against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1919.[4] He played two further first-class matches for the Royal Navy, against the Army at Lord's in 1921 and the Marylebone Cricket Club at Chatham in 1929.[4] Across his three appearances, he scored a total of 35 runs with a high score of 16.[5]
He died at Hampstead in January 1934. His uncle, Maurice Bonham-Carter, was a senior naval officer and first-class cricketer, while his grandfather, William Wathen, and great-grandfather, George Norman, both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "No. 28581". The London Gazette. 16 February 1912. p. 1173.
- ^ "No. 28733". The London Gazette. 1 July 1913. p. 4641.
- ^ Marder, Arthur J. (2014). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow. Seaforth Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1848322035.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Philip Bonham-Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Philip Bonham-Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2019.