Percival Partridge
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| Full name | Percival Walter Partridge | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1879 Witney, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 July 1964 (aged 84) Esher, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1898–1901 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
| 1916/17–1920/21 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Percival Walter Partridge (27 August 1879 — 12 July 1964) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
Partridge was born in August 1879 at
Madras Cricket Club, Partridge was instrumental in allowing for the indigenous members of the Madras Union Club to have lunch in the cricket pavilion of the Madras Cricket Club Ground during a game between the two teams, with the usual custom being for indigenous players to have their lunch under trees outside the pavilion.[3] Partridge played first-class cricket in Madras on three occasions for the Europeans cricket team, all against the Indians in the Madras Presidency Matches between 1917 and 1920.[4] He scored 85 runs in his three matches, at an average of 14.16, with a highest score of 42.[5] He additional stood as an umpire in one Madras Presidency Match in 1927.[6] Retiring to England, Partridge died at Esher
in July 1964.
References
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1899). Visitation of England and Wales. Vol. 7. p. 164.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Percival Partridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Dhole, Pradip. "Sir Robert Daniel Richmond: The Jamaica-born Scottish who played first Madras Presidency Match". www.cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Percival Partridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Percival Partridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Percival Partridge as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.