Arthur Coomb

Arthur Coomb
Personal information
Full name Arthur Grenfell Coomb
Born (1929-03-03) 3 March 1929
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1963 Norfolk
1951–1953 Minor Counties
1947–1955 Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 55
Batting average 9.16
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Balls bowled 628
Wickets 8
Bowling average 40.12
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/61
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2013

Arthur Grenfell Coomb (born 3 March 1929) is a former English cricketer who was active in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, making five appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Kempston, Bedfordshire, Coomb was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1] He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast and who played most of his cricket at minor counties level for Bedfordshire and Norfolk.

Career

Coomb made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire, a season in which he made three further appearances for the county.[2] As a serving member of the Royal Navy, Coomb was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in a first-class match against Worcestershire in 1948, before making two further first-class appearances for the team in 1949 against Kent and Hampshire.[3] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire during this period, with him being selected to play a first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against Kent in 1951.[3] He later played a final first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring Australians in 1953.[3] In five appearances in first-class cricket, Coomb took 8 wickets at an average of 40.12, with best figures of 3/16, while with the bat he scored 55 runs with a high score of 16.[4] He played for Bedfordshire until 1955, having made a total of forty appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[2] He joined Norfolk for the 1956 Minor Counties Championship, making his debut for the county against Buckinghamshire.[2] He played for Norfolk until 1963, making 42 appearances.[3]

References

  1. ↑ School of the Black and Red by Andrew Underwood (1981); updated (2010)
  2. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Arthur Coomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 3 4 "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Coomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Arthur Coomb". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
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