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Lionel Booth
Personal information
Full name
Lionel Edward Blakeney Booth
Born21 December 1850
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died9 July 1912(1912-07-09) (aged 61)
Chillerton, Isle of Wight, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 October 2021

Lionel Edward Blakeney Booth (21 December 1850 — 9 July 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Lionel Booth, he was born at Marylebone in December 1850. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire.[1] After leaving Wellington, he was commissioned into the 104th Regiment of Foot as a sub-lieutenant in January 1872.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1872, which was antedated to the date of his commission.[3] Booth transferred to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment in July 1875, at which point he was made a captain.[4] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, with Booth being promoted to brevet major in September 1882, in recognition of his service during the conflict.[5] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1885, making a single appearance against Hampshire at Southampton.[6] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 8 runs in Hampshire's first innings by H. H. Armstrong.[7]

As his military career continued, Booth was seconded for service on the staff in August 1889, being appointed aide-de-camp to Major-General Sir T. D. Baker in British India.[8][9] His promotion from brevet major to major came in August 1890,[10] with promotion to lieutenant colonel following in December 1898.[11] He was placed in command of the 16th Regimental Division of the Bedfordshire Regiment in October 1902, with Booth being made a colonel upon his appointment.[12] He retained this command until October 1906,[13] after which he retired from active service in December 1907.[14] He died at Billingham Manor on the Isle of Wight in July 1912.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Register of Wellington College. George Bishop. 1873. p. 21.
  2. ^ "No. 23816". The London Gazette. 9 January 1872. p. 77.
  3. ^ "No. 24055". The London Gazette. 20 January 1874. p. 240.
  4. ^ "No. 24229". The London Gazette. 20 July 1875. p. 3666.
  5. ^ "No. 25189". The London Gazette. 16 January 1883. p. 281.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lionel Booth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Hampshire v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 26016". The London Gazette. 21 January 1890. p. 349.
  9. ^ "No. 26013". The London Gazette. 10 January 1890. p. 161.
  10. ^ "No. 26086". The London Gazette. 9 September 1890. p. 4876.
  11. ^ "No. 27032". The London Gazette. 13 December 1898. p. 8048.
  12. ^ "No. 27486". The London Gazette. 21 October 1901. p. 6651.
  13. ^ "No. 27958". The London Gazette. 16 October 1906. p. 6942.
  14. ^ "No. 28091". The London Gazette. 20 December 1907. p. 8877.
  15. ^ Army. Army and Navy Gazette. 20 July 1912. p. 15
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