About Herbert Webb
Lived 1913 – 1947 (aged 34). Herbert Webb was a British cricketer.
Herbert George Webb (1 July 1913 – 7 August 1947) was an English cricketer active in the mid-1930s. Born at Headington, Oxfordshire, Webb was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper, playing the majority of his cricket in minor counties cricket, though he did make three appearances in first-class cricket.
Career While studying at the University of Oxford, Webb made two first-class appearances for the university cricket club against HDG Leveson Gower's XI and Sussex in 1935, scoring a total of 72 runs in these matches, with a high score of 38. In that same season he also made his debut in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, with his debut coming against Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire until 1937, making a total of 22 appearances. He made a third first-class appearance in 1936 when he was selected to play for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against Oxford University.
He died at St Albans, Hertfordshire on 7 August 1947.
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Who was Herbert Webb?
English cricketer (1913-1947)
When was Herbert Webb born?
Herbert Webb was born on 1 July 1913 in Headington.
When did Herbert Webb die?
Herbert Webb died on 7 August 1947 in St Albans.
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Herbert Webb was a cricketer.
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Herbert Webb was British.
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