Gavin Roynon
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| Full name | Gavin Devonald Roynon | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1936 Sutton, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 March 2018 (aged 81) Wargrave, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Gavin Devonald Roynon (26 April 1936 – 2 March 2018) was an English first-class cricketer, teacher and military historian.
Roynon was born at Sutton in April 1936.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School, before going up to Worcester College, Oxford where he studied modern languages.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the touring New Zealanders at Oxford in 1958. He made eight further first-class appearances for Oxford, all coming in the 1958 season.[3] He scored 188 runs in these matches, at an average of 14.46 and a high score of 58.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, Ronyon also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire between 1954–58, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] While at Oxford he was an accomplished rackets player, gaining a blue in the sport.[1]
After graduating from Oxford, he became a history teacher at Eton College, a position he held until his retirement in 1999.[6] Following his retirement he wrote several books on history, mostly on the subject of the First World War, including the publishing of three diaries from individuals involved in the war.[1][6] He died following a four year-long illness in March 2018.[7] He was survived by his wife, five children and fifteen grandchildren.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gavin Devonald Roynon". Charterhouse School. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Gavin Roynon". Worcester College. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gavin Roynon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gavin Roynon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gavin Roynon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ a b "Roynon, Gavin 1936-". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Roynon". The Daily Telegraph. 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-25.