Edward Gothard
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Full name | Edward James Gothard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Burton upon Trent, England | 1 October 1904||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 January 1979 Birmingham, England | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1947–1948 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 31 May 1947 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 18 August 1948 Derbyshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 February 2010 |
Edward James Gothard OBE, MBE, TD (1 October 1904 – 17 January 1979) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1947 and 1948 and captained the side in both years.
Gothard was born in
Gothard became cricket captain for Derbyshire in the 1947 season and made his first-class debut at the age of 42 at the end of May against Northamptonshire. An innings victory marked the start of a good run for the Derbyshire team. Gothard was a strict disciplinarian,[2] and they finished in fifth place in the 1947 County Championship. Against Middlesex Gothard took a hat-trick, including the wicket of Bill Edrich, one of the season's top scorers.[3] During the 1948 season, Gothard clean bowled Don Bradman at Derby. At the end of the 1948 season, when Derbyshire finished sixth, he retired from first-class cricket. Gothard was a right-arm medium-pace bowler who took 18 first-class wickets at an average of 40.55 and a best performance of 3–84. He was a right-handed batsman who batted in the lower-order. He played 63 innings in 45 first-class matches with one half-century and an average of 12.34.[4]
Gothard was later secretary and treasurer of the club.[5] He died in Birmingham at the age of 74.
Gothard's son, Squadron Leader Edward Leigh Gothard, MBE,[6][circular reference] played first class cricket for both the Royal Air Force and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
References
- ^ a b "Burton Hockey Club – History of the Club". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Adrian Smith, Dilwyn Porter, Amateurs and Professionals in Post-war British Sport, Frank Cass, 2000.
- ^ Bygone Derbyshire – Derbyshire's cricket summer of 1947
- ^ Edward Gothard at Cricket Archive
- ^ Wisden Obituaries 1979
- ^ 1986 Birthday Honours