William Beardmore (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Joseph Montague Beardmore | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1894 Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 1978 (aged 84) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1938–1952 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||
William Joseph Montague Beardmore (18 July 1894 — 29 December 1978) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Beardmore was born in July 1894 at Renfrew. He was educated at the Loretto School, before matriculating to Clare College, Cambridge.[1][2] Beardmore served in the First World War and was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a second lieutenant in January 1915.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1916,[4] before being promoted to captain in June 1917.[5] He was wounded in action during the war.[1]
A club cricketer for the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Beardmore made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Glasgow in 1924.[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Cec Dixon in the Scotland first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by the same bowler.[7] He later moved to London, where he was the manager of the London arm of William Beardmore and Company.[1] Beardmore died at Haywards Heath in December 1978.[2]
References
- ^ a b c The Loretto Register, 1825 to 1948. T. and A. Constable. 1949. p. 143.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries before 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 29055". The London Gazette. 2 February 1915. p. 1025.
- ^ "No. 29638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1916. p. 6309.
- ^ "No. 30682". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1918. p. 5716.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Beardmore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v South Africans, 1924". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.