Hubert Kingston
Hubert Ernest Kingston was an English cricketer. Kingston was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Northampton, Northamptonshire, and was educated at Blair Lodge School in Scotland.
Kingston made his debut for Northamptonshire [County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire] against Staffordshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties of [English and Welsh cricket|minor counties] cricket for Northamptonshire for the next decade, making a total of 57 appearances. Having won the 1903 and 1904 Minor Counties Championship, Northamptonshire were granted first-class status for the 1905 [English cricket season|1905 season], allowing them to take part in the County Championship. He made his first-class debut in Northamptonshire's inaugural first-class fixture against Hampshire at the County Ground, Southampton. He made twelve further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came in the 1906 County Championship against Nottinghamshire. In his thirteen first-class matches, he scored 335 runs at an average (cricket)|average] of 15.95, with a high score of 68. This score was his only half century and came on debut against Hampshire. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 41.00, with best figures of 2/8.
He died at Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, on 9 June 1955. His brothers, Charles, Frederick, James and William, all played first-class cricket.