former worcestershire ccc wicket-keeper batsman david humphries has passed away at the age of 66 after a lengthy illness.
worcestershire ccc send their condolences to david’s wife, lorraine, and other members of his family at this sad news.
alveley-born david played 170 first class and 157 list a matches and was a hard-hitting left-handed batsman in addition to being an excellent performer behind the stumps.
he played for shropshire and then spent three years with leicestershire before moving to New Road for the 1977 season and spending eight years with the county.
david scored his maiden first class century against visiting warwickshire the following season and his career best performance with the bat came in 1984 with 133 not out against derbyshire at New Road.
his highest aggregate of dismissals in a campaign was 57 in 1979 including eight in a match at derby.
worcestershire cricket steering group chairman, paul pridgeon, said: “it is a sad day. myself and david were room-mates all the way through his worcestershire career.
“he was a very good keeper and also an extremely hard-hitter of the ball. when he came into bat, opponents would put the fielders all around the boundary. he was capable of hitting the ball out of the park.
“david was also a gentle, affable soul, one of the good guys, and never happier than with a cigarette and a pint, an old-fashioned sort of cricketer and a very good one.”
when he ended his cricketing career, david became a member of worcestershire golf & country club at boughton park for 28 years.
