Batting style Not known Role Cricket Player Name Theodore Hubback | ||
Full name Theodore Rathbone Hubback Last First-class 15 May 1893 Liverpool and District v Yorkshire | ||
Theodore Rathbone Hubback (17 December 1872 in Liverpool, England – 1942 in Malaya) was an English engineer, conservationist and author in what is now Malaysia. A wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Lancashire in 1892.
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Life
He was the son of Joseph Hubback, a Liverpool merchant who was Lord Mayor of the city in 1870, and brother of Arthur Benison Hubback. He studied at University College, Liverpool, and then went to Selangor where his brother was, in 1895.
Career in cricket
After playing two matches for the Lancashire second XI in June 1892, he first played for the first XI against Durham on 8 July. He made his first-class debut for Liverpool and District against Yorkshire a few days later.
After playing four first-class matches for Lancashire in 1892, he bookended his first-class career with a second game for Liverpool and District against Yorkshire. He later settled in Malaya, where he played for the Straits Settlements between 1897 and 1909.