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Basil Hayles
Personal information
Full name
Norman Louis Haggett
Born8 July 1916
Andover, Hampshire, England
Died4 November 2007(2007-11-04) (aged 91)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 69
Batting average 7.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Catches/stumpings 6/2
Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2019

Basil Ratcliffe Marshall Hayles (29 October 1916 – 4 November 2007) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Hayles was born at Andover, Hampshire.[1] He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College,[1] before attending the Royal Military Academy.[2] He graduated from the academy in August 1936 and was posted to the Royal Corps of Signals as a second lieutenant,[2] with promotion to lieutenant coming in August 1939.[3] In the year prior to his promotion to lieutenant, Hayles played two first-class cricket matches as a wicket-keeper for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's, and Oxford University at Camberley.[4] He played a further first-class match for the Army in 1939 against Cambridge University.[4]

He served during the

minor counties cricket for Norfolk in the same year.[6] He followed these up with two further first-class appearances in 1949 against Hampshire at Aldershot, and Kent at Gillingham.[4] Across seven first-class appearances, Hayles scored 69 runs with a high score of 40.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major following the war in August 1949.[7] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in January 1957.[8] He was made a colonel in February 1964, with seniority to June 1963.[9]

Hayles retired from military service in October 1971.[10] He died 36 years later in November 2007 at Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player profile: Basil Hayles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "No. 34318". The London Gazette. 28 August 1936.
  3. ^ "No. 34660". The London Gazette. 29 August 1939.
  4. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Basil Hayles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 36673". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 August 1944.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Hayles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 38698". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 August 1949.
  8. ^ "No. 31247". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 December 1957.
  9. ^ "No. 43307". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 1964.
  10. ^ "No. 45510". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 November 1971.
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