Henry Jones-Davies (cricketer)
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| Full name | Henry Mydrian Orford Jones-Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1912 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 1976 (aged 65) Fairford, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Mydrian Orford Jones-Davies (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1976) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Jones-Davies was born at Portsmouth in October 1912. He later studied at Keble College at the University of Oxford,[1] where he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Lancashire at Oxford in 1932.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Oxford first innings by Frank Sibbles, while in their second innings he was unbeaten on 4 runs.[3]
After graduating from Oxford, Jones-Davies enlisted into the British Army where he was commissioned in July 1934 as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1936,[5] with him later serving in the Second World War and being promoted to captain in February 1941.[6] Following the war, he was promoted to major in July 1946.[7] Jones-Davies retired from active service in September 1955, retaining the rank of major.[8] He died in October 1976 at Fairford, Gloucestershire.
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile: Henry Jones-Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Jones-Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v Lancashire, 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 34067". The London Gazette. 6 July 1934. p. 4342.
- ^ "No. 34252". The London Gazette. 4 February 1936. p. 733.
- ^ "No. 35063". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 January 1941. p. 674.
- ^ "No. 37635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1946. p. 3366.
- ^ "No. 40579". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 September 1955. p. 5096.