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Eric Mann
Mann in about 1908
Personal information
Full name
Eric William Mann
Born(1882-03-04)4 March 1882
Sidcup, Kent, England
Died11 February 1954(1954-02-11) (aged 71)
Rye, East Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902–1905Cambridge University
1902–1903Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 43
Runs scored 1,932
Batting average 25.09
100s/50s 2/0
Top score 157
Balls bowled 744
Wickets 19
Bowling average 39.15
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/25
Catches/stumpings 43/–
Source: CricInfo, 11 December 2018

Eric William Mann (4 March 1882 – 11 February 1954) was an English cricketer and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1947.[1] He was President of the Royal Philatelic Society London between 1946 and 1949. Mann was an expert on the stamps of Natal and Tasmania.[2]

Early life

Mann was born at Sidcup in Kent and educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4][5][6] He played both cricket and football at school, captaining the cricket team in 1901 and the football side in 1899 and 1900.[5] He captained the cricket team to victory in the Eton v Harrow match at Lord's in 1901, scoring 69 runs in an innings which was described as "fine and attractive".[7]

Cricket

At school Mann was described as "a good player and a good captain"[8] and at University he played for the Cambridge University side from 1902 to 1905, captaining it in his final season.[5][9] He won his first cricket Blue in 1903 and played in three University matches from 1903 to 1905.[10] His form as a batsman was generally steady and it was not until his final season at Cambridge that he stood out, topping the Cambridge batting averages with 758 runs at an average of 46.05 runs per innings, including scoring both of his first-class centuries. He captained the side to victory in the university match, although he made scores of 14 and 0 in the match.[11]

His Wisden obituary described Mann as "a hard-hitting batsman with free style and special strength on the leg-side" and as "a useful change bowler",[10] although he played little first-class cricket after leaving university, at least in part due to business commitments.[4][11] He played in six matches for Kent County Cricket Club whilst at university but had "little success"[10] and averaged only 7.50 runs for the county side.[12]

In 1905 Mann captained an MCC side which toured North America, playing in both first-class matches against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, the last of his career.[10][11] He continued to play club cricket when time allowed, playing for a variety of teams including Band of Brothers, Sidmouth and MCC.[11]

Business and later life

After leaving university, Mann joined the family business EW Mann & Co, a coal distribution and marketing business which operated across southern England. He married Kitzie Cameron, the daughter of Ewen Cameron, chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, in 1906; the couple had five children, one of whom died on active service during World War II.[11]

Mann was in business throughout his life. He was a director of a range of companies, including pharmaceutical manufacturer's Southall's, British Safety Films, Belmont Hotels and Mann, Taylor & Co and was chairman of the British East Africa Corporation. He was president of the Royal Philatelic Society between 1946 and 1949 and hunted with the Royal Berkshire Hunt.[11][12]

Mann died at Rye in Sussex in 1954 aged 71.[3][10]

References

  1. ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
  2. ^ Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014. Archived here.
  3. ^ a b Eric Mann, CricInfo. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Mr E. W. Mann". The Times. 16 February 1954. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b c Dauglish MG, Stephenson PK (ads) (1911) The Harrow School Register 1800–1911, third edition, p.760. London: Longmans Green. (Available online. Retrieved 11 December 2018.)
  6. ^ Venn, John (1915). The Book of Matriculations and Degrees. Cambridge University Press. p. 181. ISBN 9781107511934. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ^ Ford WJ (1902) Public school cricket in 1901, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1902, p.306. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ Ford op. cit., p.xciii.
  9. ^ Eric Mann, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2018. (subscription required)
  10. ^ a b c d e Mann, Mr Eric William, Obituaries in 1954, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1955. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp.351–352. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 22 December 2020.)
  12. ^ a b Jeater D (2020) County Cricket: Sundry Extras (second edition), p.110. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 22 December 2020.)
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