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Bill Proud
Personal information
Full name
Roland Barton Proud
Born(1919-09-29)29 September 1919
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Died27 October 1961(1961-10-27) (aged 42)
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1939Hampshire
1939Oxford University
1946–1955Durham
1950Minor Counties
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 681
Batting average 21.28
100s/50s –/4
Top score 87
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2010

Roland Barton "Bill" Proud (29 September 1919 – 27 October 1961) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of the Durham cricketer Ernest Proud, he was born at Bishop Auckland in September 1919. He was educated at Winchester College, where he played for college cricket team from 1936 to 1938, captaining the team in his final year.[1] It was during his final year at Winchester that he made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Chesterfield in the County Championship, with him playing two further matches that season against Surrey and Nottinghamshire at Bournemouth.[2] From Winchester, he matriculated to Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] In November 1938, he was commissioned into the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry as a second lieutenant.[4] Proud played first-class cricket for Oxford University during his freshman year in 1939, making ten appearances;[2] he gained his blue by playing in The University Match against Cambridge University at Lord's, in which he made 87 in the Oxford second innings to help them to a 45 runs victory.[1] During the summer holidays, he played a further four first-class matches for Hampshire in the 1939 County Championship.[2] With the outbreak of the Second World War and cancellation of first-class cricket, his first-class career came to an abrupt end.

Following the war, he played minor counties cricket for Durham, whom he made his debut for against Northumberland in the 1946 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Durham until 1955, making 63 appearances.[5] He was appointed Durham captain in 1948,[6] an appointment he held until his retirement in 1955.[1] He made one final appearance in first-class cricket in 1950, when he was chosen to represent the combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West Indians at Norwich.[2] This bought his total first-class appearances to eighteen, in which he scored 681 runs at an average of 21.28. [7] After his retirement from minor counties cricket, he continued to play club cricket for Bishop Auckland.[8] Outside of cricket, he was a farmer,[9] who acted as steward of the Durham County Agricultural Show.[10] Proud died suddenly, unmarried, at Bishop Auckland in October 1961.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wisden – Obituaries in 1961". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Bill Proud". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1948.
  4. ^ "No. 34569". The London Gazette. 11 November 1938. p. 7083.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bill Proud". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Durham inspected by Queen". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 1 June 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Player profile: Bill Proud". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "West fail by only seven runs". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 May 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "No. 39350". The London Gazette. 5 October 1951. p. 5191.
  10. ^ "New job for Bishop Auckland and Durham County cricket captain". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 7 August 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 55224. London. 28 October 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Gale.
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