deliveries death_date columns catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling tenfor country death_place club onetype fivefor batting name fullname birth_place column source date runs wickets s/s matches article_title
136 31 january 1920 1 4 / - 1876 2008 5 december 1855 round arm -lrb- unknown hand -rrb- fast - england barnwood , england cambridge university cricket club true - right hand batsmen herbert allsopp herbert allsopp foremarke hall , england fc http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/archive/players/27/27466/27466.html 1855 12 5 yes 80 6 - / - 5 herbert allsopp

herbert allsopp

the hon. captain herbert tongue allsopp -lrb- 5 december 1855 -- 31 january 1920 -rrb- was an english first class cricketer who played for cambridge university .
allsopp was the son of the brewer henry allsopp , 1st baron hindlip .
he was educated at cheltenham college , and trinity hall , cambridge .
he played five matches for cambridge university in 1876 , including the varsity match which cambridge won .
his highest score of 22 came when playing for cambridge university in the match against gentlemen of england .
his best bowling of 3/15 came when playing for cambridge university in the match against marylebone cricket club .
he played for mcc in 1877 and for worcestershire county cricket club against mcc in 1880 , but the matches were not given first class status .
allsopp joined the 10th royal hussars as a 2nd lieutenant in 1877 and served with them in the second anglo-afghan war , 1878-80 .
he was present at the attack and capture of ali musjed and took part in the engagement at futtehabad .
he was promoted to lieutenant in 1881 and took part in the nile expedition of 1884 .
he was present at the engagements at el teb and temai and was promoted to captain in 1887 .
he retired from the army in 1890 and was playing cricket for i zingari .
allsop died at walton bury , staffordshire at the age of 64 .
his brother frederic allsopp and his brother-in-law george buckston also played first class cricket .
