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Reginald Popham
Personal information
Full name
Reginald Francis Popham
Born8 January 1892
Kensington, London, England
Died9 September 1975(1975-09-09) (aged 83)
Warnham, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911–1924Norfolk
1919Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 151
Batting average 30.20
100s/50s –/1
Top score 52*
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2019

Reginald Francis Popham (8 January 1892 – 9 September 1975) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.

Popham was born at Kensington and educated at Repton School, before going up to Hertford College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played football for Oxford University, captaining them in 1914.[2] He also gained two England amateur international caps in 1914.[3] He played minor counties cricket for Norfolk before the First World War, making 21 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship from 1911 to 1914.[4] Popham served in the war with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, enlisting as a second lieutenant in November 1914.[5] He was made a temporary lieutenant in December 1915,[6] before being made a temporary captain in February 1917.[7] He was made a full lieutenant in May 1917, while remaining a temporary captain.[8] Popham resigned his commission in 1919.[9]

He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1919, making five appearances,[10] in which he scored 151 runs with a high score of 52 not out.[11] He continued to play minor counties for Norfolk after the war, making an additional eight appearances in the Minor Counties Championship from 1920 to 1924.[4] He continued to play football too, making appearances for Norwich City (four Southern League games in 1913-14 and one in 1919-20)[12] and Corinthian,[1] in addition to gaining a third England amateur cap in 1920.[3] He was later admitted to the London Stock Exchange.[9] Popham died in September 1975 at Warnham, Sussex.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Reginald Francis Popham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1975". ESPNcricinfo. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Reginald Francis Popham". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Reginald Popham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 28960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1914. p. 8866.
  6. ^ "No. 29470". The London Gazette. 11 February 1916. p. 1595.
  7. ^ "No. 29929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 February 1917. p. 1246.
  8. ^ "No. 30074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 May 1917. p. 4793.
  9. ^ a b Messiter, Minna (2016). Repton School Register: Supplement to 1910 Edition. Wentworth Press. ISBN 978-1372206283.
  10. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Popham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Popham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ Davage, Mike; Eastwood, John; Platt, Kevan (2001). Canary Citizens: The Official History of Norwich City F.C. Jarrold. pp. 253, 255. ISBN 0711720207.
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