Humphrey Yates

Who was Humphrey Yates?

Humphrey William Maghull Yates was an English cricketer. Yates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

Yates first appearance in County Cricket came in a single match in the 1907 Minor Counties Championship where he made an appearance for the Lancashire Second XI against Durham.

Yates made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Worcestershire. From 1910-1913 Yates played thirteen matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class appearance coming in the 1913 County Championship. During his time with the county Yates scored 242 runs at an average of 15.12, with a single half century score of 65*.

Additionally, in 1910 Yates made a first-class appearance for the Army and Navy against an Oxford and Cambridge Universities side. In 1911 Yates represented the Army and Navy in the same fixture, scoring 70 runs in the Army and Navy first innings.

In 1912 Yates made his debut for the Army against the Royal Navy. Yates made an additional two first-class appearances for the Army before the First World War, with his final pre-war first-class match coming for the Army against the Royal Navy.

Yates fought in the First World War, obtaining the rank of Major.