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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | n/a | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 15 | 521 |
| Runs scored | 622 | 29028 |
| Batting average | 23. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 92 | 36. 28 |
| 100s/50s | 1/3 | 60/149 |
| Top score | 132* | 244 |
| Balls bowled | 0 | 1132 |
| Wickets | 0 | 15 |
| Bowling average | n/a | 42. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 40 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | n/a | 2/26 |
| Catches/stumpings | 3/0 | 183/0 |
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Test debut: 14 February 1899 |
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Sir Pelham Francis Warner (2 October 1873 in Port of Spain, Trinidad - 30 January 1963 at West Lavington, West Sussex), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner, or the Grand Old Man of English cricket was a Test cricketer. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Port of Spain is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third largest municipality after Chaguanas The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Lavington is a village and Civil parish on the edge of Midhurst in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations
A right-hand bat, Warner played first-class cricket for Oxford University, Middlesex and England. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county He played 15 Test matches, captaining in 10 of them, with a record of won 4, lost 6. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations He succeeded in regaining The Ashes in 1903-4, winning the series against Australia 3-2. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. However he was less successful when he captained England on the tour of South Africa in 1905/6, suffering a resounding 1-4 defeat, the first time England had lost to South Africa in a Test match. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He was also to have captained England on the 1911-2 tour of Australia, but fell ill. He was unable to play in any of the Tests, with Johnny Douglas taking over the captaincy. John "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas ( 3 September 1882 &ndash 19 December 1930) was an English
He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1904 and 1921, making him one of two to have received the honour twice (the normal rule is that it can only be won once). The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The second award marked his retirement as a county player after the 1920 season, in which he captained Middlesex to the County Championship title. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales.
He did not play in another first-class fixture until 1926-7, when he captained an MCC side to Argentina, in which the four representative matches against the host nation were accorded first-class status. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 The Argentina national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Argentina in international Cricket matches MCC won the series by 2 games to one, with one match drawn. He played one more first-class match, in 1929 for the MCC against the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy Cricket Club is a Cricket team representing the British Royal Navy and based at the United Services Recreation Ground Portsmouth
After retiring as a player, he became a tour manager, most notably on the infamous Bodyline tour of Australia in 1932/3. For information about the British code name "Bodyline" for the WWII V-2 rocket, see Operation Crossbow. He later became president of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 He was knighted for his services to cricket in 1937. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Warner wrote extensively on cricket. He detailed his Ashes Tests and a history of Lord's Cricket Ground. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket He founded The Cricketer magazine. The Cricketer was an English cricket magazine founded in 1921 by Sir Pelham Warner, the ex-England captain turned cricket writer He married Agnes in the summer of 1904 and had two sons, Esmond and John, and a daughter, Elizabeth. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on
His brother Aucher Warner not only captained the first combined West Indies side in the West Indies during the 1896-97 season but also the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900. Robert Stewart Aucher Warner ( 9 May 1859 in Trinidad – 1 December 1944 at Nynehead Court Taunton, Somerset
| Preceded by Archie MacLaren |
English national cricket captain 1903/4 |
Succeeded by Honourable Stanley Jackson |
| Preceded by Honourable Stanley Jackson |
English national cricket captain 1905/6 |
Succeeded by Tip Foster |
External references
- Cricinfo page on Plum Warner
- The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914 by David Frith ISBN 0-907853-50-1
Bibliography
- Lord's 1787-1945 ISBN 1-85145-112-9
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