Geoffrey Grasett
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| Full name | Geoffrey William Grasett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1890 Hereford, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 1934 (aged 44) Cranham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey William Grasett OBE (28 July 1890 – 31 October 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Grasett was born at Hereford in July 1890. He later studied at Brasenose College, Oxford where he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against H. K. Foster's XI at Oxford in 1912.[1][2] He took 2 wickets in the match by dismissing Christopher Collier and Cecil Ponsonby in the H. K. Foster's XI first-innings.[3] Grasett was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Oxford University Contingent of the Officers' Training Corps in March 1912.[4]
He served in the First World War with the Royal Army Service Corps.[5] He was made a temporary lieutenant in May 1915,[6] before being made a temporary captain in November of the same year.[7] He gained the full rank of captain in September 1917.[8] Grasett was made an OBE in the 1919 New Year Honours for services rendered during the war in France and Flanders.[9] By August 1920, he was a temporary major but had relinquished the rank.[10] He was seconded for service with the Territorial Army in November 1930.[11] His health began to deteriorate in 1933, with Grasett being placed on the half–pay list on account of ill health in February.[12] By November of the same year, his health had deteriorated enough for him to be retired on account of his ill health.[13] He died at Cranham, Gloucestershire in October 1934.
References
- ^ "Player profile: Geoffrey Grasett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Grasett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University v HK Foster's XI, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "No. 28592". The London Gazette. 22 March 1912. p. 2095.
- ^ "No. 28912". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 1914. p. 7574.
- ^ "No. 29156". The London Gazette. 7 May 1915. p. 4412.
- ^ "No. 29368". The London Gazette. 16 November 1915. p. 11329.
- ^ "No. 30628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 September 1917. p. 9218.
- ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 32029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1920. p. 8765.
- ^ "No. 33666". The London Gazette. 2 December 1930. p. 7690.
- ^ "No. 33910". The London Gazette. 10 February 1933. p. 917.
- ^ "No. 33997". The London Gazette. 21 November 1933. p. 7540.