Philip Martineau

Sir Philip Hubert Martineau (28 October 1862 – 7 October 1944) was an English solicitor who became President of the Law Society. He was also a cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a^[1] left-arm fast-medium bowler.

Born in London in 1862,^[2] Martineau was educated at Harrow School and played for the cricket team there in 1880 and 1881.^[3] He was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1884.^[4] He became a solicitor and was elected president of the Law Society in 1931-32 and knighted in the 1933 New Year Honours.^[4] He married Alice Margaret Vaughan-Williams. Their oldest son was Hubert Martineau. second son Philip Brian (1898 - 1983) married Eileen Combe, daughter of Richard Combe (great grandson Harvey Christian Combe) and Lady Constance Augusta (daughter of George Conyngham, 3rd Marquess Conyngham).

He made his first-class debut in 1883 for the MCC against Derbyshire.^[5][2]

Following a minor match against Northumberland in July of that year,^[6] he played his second and final first-class match for the MCC against Somerset.

He died in Sunningdale in 1944,^[2] survived by his son Hubert, who also played first-class cricket.^[7] Two cousins, Alfred and Lionel also played first-class cricket.^[8][9]