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Oswald Norris
Personal information
Full name
Oswald Thomas Norris
Born1 July 1883
Chipstead, Surrey, England
Died22 March 1973(1973-03-22) (aged 89)
Pease Pottage, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
RelationsAnthony Allom (grandson)
Maurice Allom (son-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904–1905Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 413
Batting average 20.65
100s/50s –/3
Top score 87
Balls bowled 474
Wickets 4
Bowling average 68.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/109
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2020

Oswald Thomas Norris CBE (1 July 1883 – 22 March 1973) was an English first-class cricketer and a wine and spirits merchant.

Norris was born in July 1883 at Chipstead, Surrey. He was educated at Charterhouse School,[1] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1904 and 1905, making eleven appearances.[3] In his eleven matches, he scored a total of 413 runs at an average of 20.65, with high score of 87 which was one of three half centuries he made.[4] With his right-arm slow bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 109.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, he went into business as a wine and spirits merchant, forming the partnership Portal, Dingwall and Norris in July 1910.[6] He served in the First World War with the Royal Army Service Corps, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1916.[7] Following the war, he resumed his business as a wine and spirits merchant. In 1926, he invested in the port house Fonseca.[8] He was the chairman of council for the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, for which he was honoured with an CBE in the 1957 New Year Honours.[9] Norris died in March 1973 at Pease Pottage, Sussex.[1] His grandson Anthony Allom was also a first-class cricketer, while his son-in-law, Maurice Allom, played Test cricket.

References

  1. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1973". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ Oxford University Gazette. Vol. 33. Oxford University Press. 1903. p. 92.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Oswald Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Oswald Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Oswald Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 28393". The London Gazette. 8 July 1910. p. 4889.
  7. ^ "No. 29813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1916. p. 10719.
  8. ^ "1926 - The London firm closes". www.fonseca.pt. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ "No. 40960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1956. p. 12.
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