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James Purves (cricketer)
James Hamilton Purves (born 4 December 1937) is a former English cricketer. Purves was a left -handed Batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Seam bowling, medium pace. He was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and educated at Uppingham School. Purves made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Essex County Cricket Club, Essex against Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University in 1960. Following this match he played a first-class fixture for the Free Foresters Cricket Club, Free Foresters against Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University. The following season he made four further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Middlesex County Cricket Club, Middlesex in the 1961 County Championship, County Championship. He struggled in his five first-class appearances for the county, scoring just 36 runs at an batting average (cricket), average of 5.14, with a high score of 14. He made a further first-class appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of London, which is part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2011 census was 97,500. Developed after the Second World War as a new town, it has existed since the 8th century and was granted its town charter by Henry VIII in 1539. Nearby towns are Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted. History Origin of the name The settlement was called by the name Henamsted or Hean-Hempsted in Anglo-Saxon times and in William the Conqueror's time by the name of Hemel-Amstede. The name is referred to in the Domesday Book as Hamelamestede, but in later centuries it became Hamelhamsted, and, possibly, Hemlamstede. In Old English, ''-stead'' or ''-stede'' simply meant "place" (reflected in German ''Stadt'' and Dutch ''stede'' or ''stad'', meaning "city" or "town"), such as the site of a building or pasture, as in clearing in the woods, and this suffix is used in the names of other E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
