Eric Whitman

Eric Ioan Emlyn Whitman (31 July 1909 — 5 December 1990) was a Welsh cricketer and teacher.

Early life

Whitman was born in Barry, Glamorgan.^[1]

Cricket

Whitman, who had taken up cricket in university, played club cricket for Barry Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played two first-class games for Glamorgan during the 1932 season, appearing in the lower order in both games.^[1]

Military service

Whitman served as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II, leaving the service on 27 June 1945.^[2]^[3]

Teaching career

Following the end of his cricketing career, Whitman became a school teacher. By 1951 he was teaching at Bournemouth School.^[4] In 1958 he became the first headmaster of Aldridge Grammar School where he remained until his retirement in 1974.

Marriage

Whitman married Madge Trowell in East Glamorgan in 1936.^[5]

Death

Whitman died in Norwich, Norfolk on 5 December 1990, aged 81.

External links

^ ^a ^b "Eric Whitman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ National Library of Scotland, Air Force lists, November 1941
^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 October 1945
^ Old Bournemouthians, staff photo
^ Freebmd.org.uk, search

Eric Whitman at Cricket Archive (subscription required)

[ESPN-1] "Eric Whitman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[2] National Library of Scotland, Air Force lists, November 1941

[3] Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 October 1945

[4] Old Bournemouthians, staff photo

[5] Freebmd.org.uk, search

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