Talk:Herbie Hewett

Possible WWI service

"No. 29168". The London Gazette (). 18 May 1915. Gives "General List [...] The undermentioned to be Lieutenants: — [...] Herbert Tremenheere Hewett. Dated 21st May, 1915." His age seems rather against it being him, but it's a fairly unusual name, and it might have been a way of using his legal knowledge. No obvious medal index card but you had to serve overseas to qualify for a campaign medal, and officers had to actually claim them. Can't find any sign of a surviving service record either. David Underdown (talk) 20:03, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I did find a reference to a Lieutenant Herbert T Hewett, but without the specific middle name. I'd say that with it, it has got to be him: he may have been relatively old; but seriously, how many can there have been? I meant to tap you up for anything you might be able to find; I forget, do you have a Times subscription? Harrias ^talk 20:57, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I have access to The Times (you may find you do yourself via your local library service). There's a short obit on 7 March 1921, all about cricket though, so I don't think it adds anything, certianly no mention of any war service. Also an exam pass in April 1890 when he was at Inner Temple - I did wonder if he was a barrister or a solicitor, this would point towards barrister. User:Bencherlite may know of more sources to cover that side of things. A few reports of "Mr H. T. Hewett for the prosecution" and similar which could be him. And in view of the possible war service in The Times of 10 February 1917 "Captain H. T. Hewett, assistant Provost Marshal for the London District". Though he must have been demobbed early since by 5 August 1918 we have Mr H. T. Hewett defending an army officer agaisnt charges of corruption. I think the case is becoming reasonably convincing. David Underdown (talk) 16:20, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I know the local library has back issues of the Somerset County Gazette, but I don't know about anything else. I'm happy with the article for GA, but I think before it could move onto FA, which is my target for Hewett, I'll need a lot more about his life outside of cricket, especially as he quit first-class cricket so young. Thanks for poking about for me, I'll have to dig into it further. Harrias ^talk 16:41, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

The library website will probably have a section called "online resources" or similar which will tell you what's available in your area - with The Times archive, some areas give you access online anywhere, others restrict it to access from within a library. On the subject at hand "No. 29321". The London Gazette (). 8 October 1915. and "No. 30773". The London Gazette (). 28 June 1918. add to the picture. I may be able to take a look at contemporary army lists as well to see if they fill in the picture a bit more. David Underdown (talk) 16:52, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

He appears to be listed in this list of Inner Templars who volunteered and served in the great war. Harrias ^talk 19:12, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

And what's more he's lsited among those who volunteered between April and June 1915, which ties in neatly with the first Gazette entry. I think that ties it together pretty neatly. David Underdown (talk) 20:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I've added a little bit in relating to this, feel free to beef it up or tidy the language as appropriate. Harrias ^talk 20:18, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Brad78 (talk) 14:16, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Lead

• "Educated at Harrow School, he won a Blue at Oxford in 1886 and was then the captain who was instrumental in gaining first-class status and admission to the County Championship for Somerset in 1891." I'd reword this sentence. At first I thought he meant he gained first-class status for Oxford, then I wondered if it was Somerset. To be honest, I'm still not sure which one it is. Probably best to split Oxford University and Somerset into two sentences to remove any chance of having a run-on sentence.
  • Have tweaked this, how is it now? Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
    • That's smashing. Much clearer. Brad78 (talk) 17:40, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Early life

• ""first won some little renown in Public School and 'Varsity cricket, but it was not until he joined Somersetshire that he forced himself to a prominent place in County Cricket."" Extremely minor point! Is that quote mark before Varsity supposed to be there? I can't find an end quote for it.
  • It's an abbreviation mark, I assume Grace was using 'Varsity as an abbreviation for university. Not sure, but it's what he uses. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
    • That was my only plausible explanation. Brad78 (talk) 17:40, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

First-class debut

• "An injury to his hand prevented him from playing all but one match for the university in 1887," Do you know what the injury was and how he came about it?
  • No idea, the sources don't mention how he did it. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

• "His appearances for Somerset in 1889 were more successful: a twofold change brought the county increased benefit. Having previously played as part of the middle-order, Hewett switched to opening the innings at the start of the season, and also took on the captaincy. The season brought him three half-centuries: two against Warwickshire, and one against Staffordshire, as well as a number of not out scores." Do you have references for these bits?
  • Yes, they're covered in the reference at the end of that paragraph. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

County Championship cricket

• "Hewett's emotions were still raw from this loss when Surrey travelled to Taunton more than two months later, expecting an easy win to secure a consecutive championship." Who was expecting to win? Surrey or Somerset?
  • Surrey: the article states they were expecting to win to secure consecutive paragraphs, having already mentioned Surrey were county champions. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Later life

• "He died in Hove, Sussex on 4 March 1921." Do you have a reference for this? Do you know why he died?
  • Added. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
• Is there any mention or knowledge of any family, etc?
  • No, none at all in any published and reliable sources. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
  • I think we can safely assume he was single: the benificiary in his will was his younger sister Florence Ethel Hewett. See here.--Maarten1963 (talk) 22:19, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Others

• No disambig links
• All external links work

• Overal a very good read, well-presented, with images and on the whole fully-referenced. Once the points above are addressed, I reckon this will be a pass. Brad78 (talk) 14:39, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your comments, I have responded to them! Harrias ^talk 17:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

• Everything is great now. Would be nice to add some more details, like to the injury, his cause of death and family. However, with older players like this, sources are much more limited. A good read, and a delight to have players of a more distant era worked on. Brilliant stuff. Brad78 (talk) 17:40, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

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