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Eric Mann
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 Cricket Club
1902–1903Kent County Cricket Club
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 was 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 Wisden obituary described him 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][9] He played in six matches for Kent County Cricket Club whilst at university but had "little success"[10] and in 1905 captained an MCC side which toured North America, playing in both first-class matches against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.[9][10]

Later life

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. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ^ Ford WJ (1902) Public school cricket in 1901, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1902, p.306. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ Foord op. cit., p.xciii.
  9. ^ a b c Eric Mann, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e Mann, Mr Eric William, Obituaries in 1954, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1955. Retrieved 11 December 2018.


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