Lofty Herman
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| Full name | Oswald William Herman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1907 Horspath, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 1987 (aged 79) Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bob Herman (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1948 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FC umpired | 210 (1963–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 53 (1963–1971) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.