John Hampshire

Cricketer

Birthday February 10, 1941

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Mar 1, 2017 (76)

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About

Right-handed batsman for Yorkshire from 1961 to 1981. He won the 1978-79 Gillette Cup with Tasmania as captain.

Before Fame

He was born in Thurnscoe and made his debut for Yorkshire in 1961.

Trivia

He was added to the ICC panel of umpires in 1999 and was a highly-respected umpire until his retirement in 2005.

Family Life

His father was the local bobby at East Herringthorpe. He had a younger brother named Alan who also played for Yorkshire.

Associated With

He and Michael Vaughan both played county cricket at Yorkshire.