Yorkshire’s Hampshire passes away
Yorkshire CCC’s president John Hampshire sadly passed away on Wednesday.
Hampshire, 76, an ex-club captain, Yorkshire and England batsman and successful Test umpire passed away at home and surrounded by his family after a long illness.
Yorkshire chairman Steve Denison said: “John epitomised everything that’s good about Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
“Brave, talented and with a heart of gold he captained Yorkshire, scored a century at Lord’s on his Test debut and became a highly respected umpire after hanging up his playing whites.
“Loved by players and members alike, John capped his wonderful life in Yorkshire cricket as our club president last year.
“On behalf of everyone involved with and connected to the club, I would like to extend our most sincere condolences to John’s wife Alison and two sons Ian and Paul.
“He will be sorely missed at Headingley.”
As a member of the great Yorkshire side of the 1960s and a five-time Championship winner, John played eight Test matches and three oneday internationals, famously scoring a century on his Test debut against the West Indies at Lord’s in 1969.
Having made his debut for Yorkshire in 1961, Hampshire scored in excess of 28,000 first-class runs at an average of 34.55, including 45 hundreds.
Just a year after ending his playing career, Hampshire became a first-class umpire, standing in his first Test match in 1989 – an Ashes Test in Manchester.
He eventually retired from the County circuit in 2005.