Walter Humphreys (cricketer, born 1878)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| country = England

| fullname = Walter Alexander Humphreys

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|6|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brighton, Sussex, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|1|1|1878|6|28|df=yes}}

| death_place = Hove, Sussex, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm underarm slow

| role =

| family = Walter Humphreys senior (father)
George Humphreys (uncle)

| club1 = Sussex

| year1 = 1898–1900

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 14

| runs1 = 81

| bat avg1 = 5.78

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 27

| deliveries1 = 1,958

| wickets1 = 48

| bowl avg1 = 28.18

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 5/107

| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–

| date = 15 March

| year = 2012

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15050.html Cricinfo

}}

Walter Alexander Humphreys (28 June 1878 – 1 January 1960) was an English cricketer. Humphreys was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm slow. He was born in Brighton, Sussex.

Humphreys made his first-class debut for Sussex against Middlesex in the 1898 County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1900 County Championship.{{cite web|url=http://http.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30475/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Walter Humphreys|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 March 2012}} In his fourteen first-class matches for Sussex, he took 48 wickets at an average of 28.18, with best figures of 5/107.{{cite web|url=http://http.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30475/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Walter Humphreys|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 March 2012}} One of two five-wicket hauls he took, these figures came against Hampshire in 1899.{{cite web|url=http://http.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/5/5260.html|title=Sussex v Hampshire, 1899 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 March 2012}} With the bat, he scored 81 runs at a batting average of 5.78, with a high score of 27.{{cite web|url=http://http.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30475/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Humphreys|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 March 2012}}

He died at Hove, Sussex, on 1 January 1960. His father, Walter Humphreys Sr, played first-class cricket, like his uncle George Humphreys.