George Hubert Graham Doggart was an English sports administrator, first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
11 Facts About Hubert Doggart
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Hubert Doggart was educated at Winchester College where he was captain of cricket and football.
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Hubert Doggart then went up to King's College, Cambridge where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree.
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Hubert Doggart was a Cambridge blue in five different sports and captain in four and was a successful amateur cricketer for Cambridge University and Sussex.
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Hubert Doggart made an unbeaten 215 against Lancashire on his Cambridge University debut in 1948 and this score remains the highest made by a debutant in English cricket.
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Hubert Doggart represented England in two Test matches versus the West Indies in 1950.
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Hubert Doggart later held several offices in sports administration, such as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club, the Cricket Council, the English Schools Cricket Association and the Cricket Society.
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Hubert Doggart chaired the ICC and the Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club.
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Hubert Doggart taught at Winchester College from 1950 to 1972 and was headmaster at King's School, Bruton from 1972 to 1985.
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Hubert Doggart died peacefully at his Chichester home on 16 February 2018 aged 92.
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Hubert Doggart left a widow, Susan, whom he married in 1960.