Bowling style Left-arm fast Died 1954 Role Cricket Player | Name Hugh Bromley-Davenport National side English | |
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) | ||
Hugh Richard Bromley-Davenport (18 August 1870 at Capesthorne Hall, Chelford, Cheshire, England – 23 May 1954 in South Kensington, London, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1892 and 1893 and Middlesex between 1896 and 1898. Bromley-Davenport also played four Test matches for England, all of which were against South Africa.
Hugh Bromley-Davenport was educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He served with the Royal Engineers in the First World War, and was awarded the OBE for his services.
Hugh's Surname
Hugh Bromley-Davenport along with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, shares the record for the longest surname among Test cricketers.
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