Dudley Pope (cricketer)

For the English writer, see Dudley Pope.

Dudley Pope

Personal information
Full name	Dudley Fairbridge Pope
Born	28 October 1906(1906-10-28) Barnes, England
Died	8 September 1934(1934-09-08) (aged 27) Writtle, Essex, England
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1925-1927	Gloucestershire
1928-1934	Essex
Career statistics
Competition	FC
Matches	159
Runs scored	6557
Batting average	26.33
100s/50s	7/31
Top score	161
Balls bowled	348
Wickets	4
Bowling average	68.00
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	1/11
Catches/stumpings	37/0
Source: CricInfo, 13 September 2009

Dudley Fairbridge Pope (28 October 1906 - 8 September 1934) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, Pope was born in Barnes and is recorded in the 1911 Census as living in Richmond, Surrey at age four.^[1] He played 159 first class matches for Essex and Gloucestershire between 1925 and his death in a car accident in 1934. He scored 6,557 runs at 26.33, including seven centuries,^[2] and formed a "solid professional nucleus" along with such players as Jim Cutmore, Laurie Eastman, Jack O'Connor, Jack Russell and Stan Nichols. In 1933 Pope, along with many of these players, scored over 1,000 runs, the first time six batsmen had topped 1,000 in a season.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ "1911 Census Results, Pope, Dudley Fairbridge b. 1906". 1911census.co.uk. http://www.1911census.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
2. ^ "Player Profile: Dudley Pope". CricInfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/18686.html. Retrieved 2009-09-13. 
3. ^ Bray, Charles (1960). "Essex: 1876 to 1960". Wisden. CricInfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152691.html. Retrieved 2009-09-13. 

External links

• Player profile: Dudley Pope (cricketer) from ESPNcricinfo

Persondata
Name	Pope, Dudley
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 October 1906
Place of birth	Barnes
Date of death	8 September 1934
Place of death	Writtle, Essex