List of British Army first-class cricketers

This is a list of cricketers who played first-class matches for the British Army cricket team. The side played a total of 51 first-class matches between 1912 and 1939. It played the Royal Navy side 14 times in top-level matches, all of which were played at Lord's,[a] and the Royal Air Force five times in first-class matches, but otherwise played mainly against university sides, with Cambridge University (15 times) and Oxford University (11 times) their most frequent opponents in top-level matches. The Army also played MCC three times and against the touring New Zealanders in 1927, South Americans in 1932 and West Indians in 1933.[1] Army cricket teams continue to play organised matches in the modern era, but none have held official status since 1939.[2]

A combined Army and Navy team played three first-class matches between 1910 and 1919,[3] the Combined Services side played 63 first-class matches between 1920 and 1964,[4] and a British Indian Army side played two first-class matches, one in each of the 1926–27 and 1934–35 Indian seasons.[5] Players who appeared in first-class matches for these sides are not included on this list unless they also played for the Army in a first-class match.

A

  • Gilbert Alexander
  • Arthur Archdale
  • Francis Arkwright
  • Edward Armitage
  • Frederick Arnold

B

  • Michael Baines
  • Henry Baird
  • William Barber
  • Terence Battersby
  • John Bean
  • Thomas Bevan
  • Lionel Bostock
  • Francis Brooke
  • Godfrey Bryan
  • Eric Buller
  • John Burrough
  • Montagu Brocas Burrows
  • Harry Bush

C

D

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

  • John Walford
  • Frank Ward
  • Gilbert White
  • Michael White
  • Reginald White
  • William White
  • Robert Whittaker
  • John Whitty
  • Alexander Wilkinson
  • Edward Williams
  • Leo Williams
  • Peter Williams
  • Francis Wilson
  • Francis Wyatt

Y

See also

Notes

  1. ^ After 1929 the annual match against the Navy became a two-day fixture and, as a result, was no longer considered first-class cricket.

References

  1. ^ Army (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Army Cricket, Army Cricket Association. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ^ First-class matches played by Army and Navy (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  4. ^ First-class matches played by Combined Services (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Army (India), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-10. (subscription required)
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