Guy Bignell Cricketer
Lieutenant Colonel Guy Newcombe Bignell (3 December 1886 – 10 June 1965) was an English cricketer. Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Bignell was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, where he played for the college cricket team. Bignell made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Warwickshire in the 1904 County Championship. The following season Bignell scored his maiden first-class century against Kent at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth. Bignell also represented the Gentlemen of the South in a single first-class match against the Players of the South, the Gentlemen side featured none other than W.G. Grace. Bignell played six matches for Hampshire in 1905, but would not represent the county again until the 1908 season, where he played in eleven first-class matches for the county. During that season Bignell also represented Hambledon in a ceremonial match against an England XI. Bignell next appeared for Hampshire in the 1912 season, where he played 22 first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 428 runs in process at a batting average of 17.12. Bignell made two half centuries and a high score of 79. Bignell's next appearance came after the First World War in 1919, playing his first return match against Surrey. During the 1919 season, Bignell played twelve first-class matches scoring 358 runs at a batting average of 21.05 and two further fifties. Bignell next appeared in first-class cricket in 1924, this time in India for the Europeans (India) against the Hindus. This was Bignell's only appearance for the Europeans. In 1925 Bignell returned to Hampshire, playing four first-class matches. Bignell's final first-class match came against Warwickshire, the same team 21 years earlier Bignell had made his debut against. In Bignell's 55 first-class matches for Hampshire he scored 1,582 runs at a batting average of 20.54, with one century and eight half centuries and a high score of 109. With the ball Bignell took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 42.47, with best figures of 3-67. In the field Bignell took 22 catches for the county. Bignell died at Lausanne, Switzerland on 10 June 1965.