Lofty Herman

Lofty Herman
Personal information
Full name
Oswald William Herman
Born(1907-09-18)18 September 1907
Horspath, Oxfordshire, England
Died24 June 1987(1987-06-24) (aged 79)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Right-arm off break
RelationsBob Herman (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1927Oxfordshire
1929–1948Hampshire
1950–1951Wiltshire
Umpiring information
FC umpired210 (1963–1974)
LA umpired53 (1963–1971)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 322
Runs scored 4,336
Batting average 11.08
100s/50s –/10
Top score 92
Balls bowled 56,468
Wickets 1,045
Bowling average 27.00
5 wickets in innings 58
10 wickets in match 6
Best bowling 8/49
Catches/stumpings 122/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2023

Oswald William "Lofty" Herman (18 September 1907 – 24 June 1987) was an English first-class cricketer and cricket umpire. Herman played county cricket either side of the Second World War for Hampshire, taking over 1,000 wickets as a right-arm fast-medium and later off break bowler, whilst also scoring over 4,000 runs. He later became an umpire, standing in over 200 first-class and 50 List A one-day matches.