Hubert Melville Martineau (24 October 1891 – 11 September 1976)[1] was an English patron of cricket and organiser of his own team.
When he played, he was a right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler.
[2] Club cricket of a high standard was played at his private ground near Maidenhead between 1923 and 1939, and four national sides touring England began their tours playing against his personal XI; Australia in 1926, New Zealand in 1927, the West Indies in 1928 and India in 1932.
[6] In 1927, he went on a tour of Egypt with the Free Foresters, playing two matches against the national side.
[6] He played three first-class matches in the early 1930s, for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI.