Joseph Humphries (19 May 1876 – 7 May 1946) was an English cricketer who played three Test matches for England in Australia in 1907–08 and played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1899 and 1914.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Humphries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1876-05-19)19 May 1876 Stonebroom, Derbyshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1946(1946-05-07) (aged 69) Chesterfield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National side |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Test debut | 1 January 1908 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 February 1908 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899–1914 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904–1914 | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CricketArchive, 26 April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humphries was born in Stonebroom, Derbyshire, the son of John Thomas Humphries and his wife Eliza. His father was a coal miner.[1]
Humphries was a wicket-keeper who made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1899 season. However, with William Storer in place, he did not earn a regular place in the Derbyshire side until the 1902 season. Humphries was party to a dramatic finish in the second Test in Melbourne in January 1908, when as tailender he put on 34, and England won by one wicket.[2][3] His career ended with the start of the First World War.
Humphries married Annie Kirk of Nether Langwith at Cuckney in April 1910.[4] He died in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a few days before his 70th birthday.