Career
Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Bignell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1901 County Championship against Somerset, where he made his highest first-class score of 49*. Bignell played four matches for Hampshire in 1901, with his last game coming against Yorkshire.
Bignell returned to England and represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Kent.
Bignell died in Rawalpindi, Punjab on 6 May 1907 from Typhoid fever. Bignell"s brother Guy Bignell represented Hampshire in a 55 first-class matches between 1904 and 1925, as well as representing the Europeans in 1923/24.
