Basil Hayles

Basil Hayles
Personal information
Full name	Norman Louis Haggett
Born	8 July 1916; Andover, Hampshire, England
Died	4 November 2007 (aged 91); Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Career statistics
Matches	7
Runs scored	69
Batting average	7.66
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	40
Catches/stumpings	6/2
	Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2019

Basil Ratcliffe Marshall Hayles (29 October 1916 – 4 November 2007) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Hayles was born at Andover, Hampshire.^[1] He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College,^[1] before attending the Royal Military Academy.^[2] He graduated from the academy in August 1936 and was posted to the Royal Corps of Signals as a second lieutenant,^[2] with promotion to lieutenant coming in August 1939.^[3] In the year prior to his promotion to lieutenant, Hayles played two first-class cricket matches as a wicket-keeper for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's, and Oxford University at Camberley.^[4] He played a further first-class match for the Army in 1939 against Cambridge University.^[4]

He served during the Second World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of captain in August 1944.^[5] Following the war, Hayles played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making two appearances in 1947 against the touring South Africans at Portsmouth, and Oxford University at Oxford.^[4] He also played minor counties cricket for Norfolk in the same year.^[6] He followed these up with two further first-class appearances in 1949 against Hampshire at Aldershot, and Kent at Gillingham.^[4] Across seven first-class appearances, Hayles scored 69 runs with a high score of 40.^[1] He was promoted to the rank of major following the war in August 1949.^[7] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in January 1957.^[8] He was made a colonel in February 1964, with seniority to June 1963.^[9]

Hayles retired from military service in October 1971.^[10] He died 36 years later in November 2007 at Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Player profile: Basil Hayles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "No. 34318". The London Gazette. 28 August 1936.
^ "No. 34660". The London Gazette. 29 August 1939.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "First-Class Matches played by Basil Hayles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "No. 36673". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 August 1944.
^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Hayles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "No. 38698". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 August 1949.
^ "No. 31247". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 December 1957.
^ "No. 43307". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 1964.
^ "No. 45510". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 November 1971.