Neville Foster

Neville John Acland Foster (1890–1978) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman,[2] he was the youngest of seven brothers to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire, though his county cricket was restricted to two seasons as he spent most of his life in Malaya.[3]

Neville Foster
Personal information
Full nameNeville John Acland Foster
Born(1890-09-28)28 September 1890
Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Died8 January 1978(1978-01-08) (aged 87)
Malvern, Worcestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1914–1923Worcestershire
First-class debut27 May 1914 Worcestershire v Middlesex
Last First-class18 August 1923 Worcestershire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 219
Batting average 21.90
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 40*
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: CricketArchive, 30 December 2007

Biography

Born on 28 September 1890 in Malvern,[2] Foster played twice for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911 and 1912,[4] he made his first-class debut for his native Worcestershire in May 1914 when he played in a County Championship match against Middlesex. He played in two further matches that season.[5]

Back in Malaya, he played a third match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in Kuala Lumpur in 1922,[4] before returning to England for his final season of first-class cricket. He played five County Championship matches for Worcestershire that season,[5] his availability restricted by a side injury.[3] The remainder of his recorded cricket career took place in Malaya,[4] eventually captaining the Federated Malay States[3] for whom he played six more times, five times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.[4]

He also played three times for the combined Malaya cricket team, playing against Hong Kong in 1926, and against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1927.[4] He died on 8 January 1978 in Malvern, the last survivor of his cricket playing brothers. His wife's name was Ratana Yuok.[3]

References
  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. CricketArchive profile
  3. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1979, Obituaries in 1978
  4. Other matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive
  5. First-class matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive
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