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Full name | Herman Walter de Zoete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bromley Common, Kent, England | 13 February 1877||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 March 1957 Ipswich, Suffolk, England | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling |
Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1897 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1897–1898 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 24 February 2012 |
Herman Walter de Zoete (13 February 1877 – 26 March 1957) was an English cricketer. De Zoete was a right-handed batsman who bowled both slow left-arm orthodox and left-arm medium pace. He was born at Bromley Common, Kent, and was educated at Eton College.
While studying at the University of Cambridge, [1] de Zoete made his first-class for Cambridge University against CI Thornton's XI in 1897. He made fifteen further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Oxford University in the 1898 University Match at Lord's. [2] Primarily a bowler, de Zoete took 52 wickets in his sixteen first-class appearances for the university, which came at an average of 18.11, with best figures of 6/53, one of three five wicket hauls he took. [3] With the bat, he scored 149 runs at a batting average of 6.77, with a high score of 29. [4] He also made two first-class appearances for Essex in the 1897 County Championship against Surrey and Hampshire, [2] though without success. Thirty years later, de Zoete played for Hertfordshire in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship, making a single appearance against Cambridgeshire. [5]
Outside of cricket, de Zoete represented Cambridge University at golf in 1896, 1897 and 1898, getting his blue each year. [6] He first played in the Amateur Championship in 1903, reaching the semi-final where he lost to Robert Maxwell at the 19th hole. [7] He played for England in the England–Scotland Amateur Match in 1903, 1904, 1906 and 1907.
De Zoete was married to Dorothy Courage, with the couple having five children. [8] His brother-in-law, Charles Round, also played first-class cricket.
During World War I, de Zoete served in the Essex Yeomanry [9] and rose to the rank of Captain. [1]
De Zoete lived out his final years at Sproughton, Suffolk, [8] before dying at Ipswich, Suffolk, on 26 March 1957.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Herman Walter de Zoete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bromley Common, Kent, England | 13 February 1877||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 March 1957 Ipswich, Suffolk, England | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling |
Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1897 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1897–1898 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 24 February 2012 |
Herman Walter de Zoete (13 February 1877 – 26 March 1957) was an English cricketer. De Zoete was a right-handed batsman who bowled both slow left-arm orthodox and left-arm medium pace. He was born at Bromley Common, Kent, and was educated at Eton College.
While studying at the University of Cambridge, [1] de Zoete made his first-class for Cambridge University against CI Thornton's XI in 1897. He made fifteen further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Oxford University in the 1898 University Match at Lord's. [2] Primarily a bowler, de Zoete took 52 wickets in his sixteen first-class appearances for the university, which came at an average of 18.11, with best figures of 6/53, one of three five wicket hauls he took. [3] With the bat, he scored 149 runs at a batting average of 6.77, with a high score of 29. [4] He also made two first-class appearances for Essex in the 1897 County Championship against Surrey and Hampshire, [2] though without success. Thirty years later, de Zoete played for Hertfordshire in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship, making a single appearance against Cambridgeshire. [5]
Outside of cricket, de Zoete represented Cambridge University at golf in 1896, 1897 and 1898, getting his blue each year. [6] He first played in the Amateur Championship in 1903, reaching the semi-final where he lost to Robert Maxwell at the 19th hole. [7] He played for England in the England–Scotland Amateur Match in 1903, 1904, 1906 and 1907.
De Zoete was married to Dorothy Courage, with the couple having five children. [8] His brother-in-law, Charles Round, also played first-class cricket.
During World War I, de Zoete served in the Essex Yeomanry [9] and rose to the rank of Captain. [1]
De Zoete lived out his final years at Sproughton, Suffolk, [8] before dying at Ipswich, Suffolk, on 26 March 1957.