Ralph Croft Huband (19 June 1902 – 7 November 1964) was an Irish first-class

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er and educator. The son of The Reverend Hugo Richard Huband and his wife, Adelaide, he was born at Killiskey in June 1902. He was educated at

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, where he played for the college cricket team as a

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. He was present in the match against

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in 1920, when John Guise scored 278 runs. From Winchester he went up to

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. While studying at Cambridge, he played

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for

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in 1923, making two appearances against

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and the

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. He had success against Middlesex, scoring 61

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in a 120 runs stand for the ninth wicket with

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. He did not gain a

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, with his appearances for the university limited due to the presence of wicket-keepers

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and Noel Sherwell in the Cambridge team. After graduating from Cambridge, Huband went into education. He was for many years the headmaster of

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in England, where amongst his pupils was the

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, who captained

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during the 1960s and 1970s. Huband died at

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in November 1964.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huband, Ralph 1902 births 1964 deaths People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Cricketers from County Wicklow Irish cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Irish schoolteachers Heads of schools in England