Philip Martineau

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Sir Philip Hubert Martineau (28 October 1862 – 7 October 1944) was an English solicitor who became President of the Law Society. He was also a cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a[1] left-arm fast-medium bowler.

Biography

Born in London in 1862,[2] Martineau was educated at Harrow School and played for the cricket team there in 1880 and 1881.[3] He was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1884.[4] He became a solicitor and was elected president of the Law Society in 1931-32 and knighted in the 1933 New Year Honours.[4]

Cricket career

He made his first-class debut in 1883 for the MCC against Derbyshire.[5][2]

Following a minor match against Northumberland in July of that year,[6] he played his second and final first-class match for the MCC against Somerset.

He died in Sunningdale in 1944,[2] survived by his son Hubert, who also played first-class cricket.[7] Two cousins, Alfred and Lionel also played first-class cricket.[8][9]

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