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Hubert Melville Martineau (24 October 1891 – 11 September 1976)[1] was an English patron of cricket and organiser of his own team.[2] He also played three first-class matches between 1931 and 1932. When he played, he was a right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler.[3]

Hubert Martineau

Personal information
Full name	Hubert Melville Martineau
Born	(1891-10-24)24 October 1891 Westminster, London
Died	11 September 1976(1976-09-11) (aged 84) Westminster, London
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1931–1932	HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
FC debut	27 June 1931 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University
Last FC	29 June 1932 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 44 Batting average 11.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 19* Balls bowled 126 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2008

Biography

Born in Westminster in 1891,[3] the son of Philip Martineau,[4] Hubert Martineau was educated at Eton, though he did not play for the school's cricket team. He did however develop a great love of the game.[2]

General election 1918: Monmouth [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Leolin Forestier-Walker	9,164	59.7	N/A
	Liberal	Hubert Martineau	6,189	40.3	N/A
Majority			2,975	19.4	N/A
Turnout			15,353	55.7	N/A
Registered electors			27,575
	Unionist win (new seat)

Club cricket of a high standard was played at his private ground near Maidenhead between 1923 and 1939, and four national sides touring England began their tours playing against his personal XI; Australia in 1926, New Zealand in 1927, the West Indies in 1928 and India in 1932.[2] Martineau himself played in all those matches with the exception of the 1926 match against Australia.[6]

In 1927, he went on a tour of Egypt with the Free Foresters, playing two matches against the national side.[6] He took his own team to the country each year between 1929 and 1939,[2] and Martineau played in each match.[6]

He played three first-class matches in the early 1930s, for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. He played against Oxford University in 1931 and against Cambridge and Oxford University in 1932.[7] He died in Westminster in 1976.[3]

His stepson was Henry Martineau.[8]

References

External links

• Short film of HM Martineau's XI v New Zealanders, played in May 1927 at HM Martineau's Ground

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