deliveries death_date columns catches/stumpings family birth_date tenfor bowling death_place fivefor batting name fullname birth_place column source date runs wickets s/s matches article_title
72 11 march 1965 1 26 / & ndash ; richard son-in-law -rrb- altham -lrb- son -rrb- , podge brodhurst -lrb- 30 november 1888 & ndash ; right-arm medium-pace fulwood , sheffield , yorkshire , england & ndash ; right-handed batsman harry altham harry surtees altham camberley , surrey , england first-class http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/8528.html cricinfo 1888 11 30 yes 1537 & ndash ; 1/4 55 harry altham

harry altham

harry surtees altham , cbe , dso , mc -lrb- 30 november 1888 -- 11 march 1965 -rrb- was an english cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator , historian and coach .
his wisden obituary described him as `` among the best known personalities in the world of cricket '' .
he died of a heart attack just after he had given an address to a cricket society .
altham was educated at repton school and oxford university and served in the british army during world war i as a major with the 60th rifles .
he was awarded the distinguished service order -lrb- dso -rrb- and the military cross -lrb- mc -rrb- , and was mentioned in despatches on three occasions .
he was a schoolmaster and a cricket coach at winchester college , a position that he held for thirty years , and was also the housemaster of chernocke house .
altham 's son , richard , played in two first-class matches for oxford university in 1947-1948 .
