Walter Alexander Humphreys. Best lob bowler in the World. Sussex cricketer 1895[Walter Alexander Humphreys Sr.. Best lob bowler in the World. Sussex cricketer] If a little boastful, the claim for WALTER HUMPHREYS that he is, or was in his time, the best lob bowler in the world, has good ground. A veteran now, twenty three years have passed since he played his first match for Sussex. Still it is only since 1880 that he became a regular member of the County Eleven. During the last ten years his lobs have been one of quite the best