Neville Foster

Neville John Acland Foster (1890–1978) was an English cricketer.^[1] A right-handed batsman,^[2] he was the youngest of seven brothers to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire, though his county cricket was restricted to two seasons as he spent most of his life in Malaya.^[3]

Neville Foster

Personal information
Full name	Neville John Acland Foster
Born	(1890-09-28)28 September 1890 Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Died	8 January 1978(1978-01-08) (aged 87) Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1914–1923	Worcestershire
First-class debut	27 May 1914 Worcestershire v Middlesex
Last First-class	18 August 1923 Worcestershire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 219 Batting average 21.90 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 40* Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: CricketArchive, 30 December 2007

Biography

Born on 28 September 1890 in Malvern,^[2] Foster played twice for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911 and 1912,^[4] he made his first-class debut for his native Worcestershire in May 1914 when he played in a County Championship match against Middlesex. He played in two further matches that season.^[5]

Back in Malaya, he played a third match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in Kuala Lumpur in 1922,^[4] before returning to England for his final season of first-class cricket. He played five County Championship matches for Worcestershire that season,^[5] his availability restricted by a side injury.^[3] The remainder of his recorded cricket career took place in Malaya,^[4] eventually captaining the Federated Malay States^[3] for whom he played six more times, five times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.^[4]

He also played three times for the combined Malaya cricket team, playing against Hong Kong in 1926, and against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1927.^[4] He died on 8 January 1978 in Malvern, the last survivor of his cricket playing brothers. His wife's name was Ratana Yuok.^[3]