Oliver Popplewell
| Full name: | Oliver Bury Popplewell |
| Born: | 15th August 1927, Northwood, Middlesex, England |
| Died: | 6th June 2024 |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Wicket-keeper | |
| Education: | Charterhouse; Queens', Cambridge; Harris Manchester, Oxford |
| Occupation: | High Court Judge |
| Biography: | Called to the bar 1951; Queen's Council 1969; Recorder, Burton on Trent; Deputy Cairman, Oxfordshire Quarter Sessions; Recorder of the Crown ourt 1971; High Court Judge 1983 (and knighted) until 2003; Chaired the Bradford football enquiry, 1983, and the Jonathan Aitken libel cases; Married to Dame Elizabeth Gloster, High Court Judge, and is grandfather to actresses Anna and Lulu Popplewell; Godfather of actor/writer Stephen Fry, whom he defended in his 1975 credit card fraud trial. |
| Relations: | Grandson: HG Popplewell; Son: NFM Popplewell; Son: AJ Popplewell |
| Teams: | Cambridge University (Main FC: 1949-1951); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1960) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 41 | 56 | 13 | 881 | 74* | 20.48 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 17 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1953) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0-10 | 20.00 | ||||
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