Hugh Bignell

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Hugh Glennie Bignell
Personal information
Born (1882-10-04)4 October 1882
Mozufferpore, British Raj
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Rawalpindi, Punjab, British Raj
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Relations Guy Bignell (Brother)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1901–1902 Hampshire
1901/1902 Europeans
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 6
Runs scored 140
Batting average 15.55
100s/50s –/–
Top score 49*
Balls bowled 54
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 December 2009

Hugh Glennie Bignell (4 October 1882 – 6 May 1907) was an Indian born English cricketer. Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.

Bignell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1901 County Championship against Somerset, where he made his highest first-class score of 49*. Bignell played four matches for Hampshire in 1901, with his last game coming against Yorkshire.

In 1901/1902 Bignell played for the Europeans in India against the Parsees cricket team, which was made up of members of Bombays Zoroastrian community, at the Deccan Gymkhana Ground in Pune. Bignell returned to England and represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Kent.

Bignell died in Rawalpindi, Punjab on 6 May 1907 from Typhoid fever.

Family

Bignell's brother Guy Bignell represented Hampshire in a 55 first-class matches between 1904 and 1925, as well as representing the Europeans in 1923/24.

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