Geoffrey Moses

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Geoffrey Moses
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Haydn Moses
Born (1952-09-24) 24 September 1952 (age 71)
Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1974Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 3 1
Runs scored 37 9
Batting average 18.50 9.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 24* 9
Balls bowled 432 66
Wickets 9 2
Bowling average 19.55 24.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/31 2/49
Catches/stumpings –/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2022

Geoffrey Haydn Moses (born 24 September 1952) is a Welsh classical singer and former first-class cricketer.

Moses was born in September 1952 at

Hove,[6] taking the wickets of Geoff Greenidge and Mark Faber for the cost of 49 runs from 11 overs, with Sussex winning the match by 186 runs.[7]

After graduating from Cambridge, he taught at Charterhouse School. He subsequently trained to become an operatic baritone singer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Bryan Drake;[8] he later privately studied under Otakar Kraus. Moses has sung with all the major British opera companies, including The Royal Opera, the Welsh National Opera, as well as performing at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.[2] His discography includes Fotis in The Greek Passion conducted by Mackerras (1981), Ceprano in Rigoletto conducted by Sinopoli (1985), Hans Schwarz in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Haitink (1997) and Sancho in The Contrabandista under Corp (2004).

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Geoffrey Moses". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geoffrey Moses". www.musicint.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Moses". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Geoffrey Moses". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ "List A Matches played by Geoffrey Moses". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Sussex v Cambridge University, Benson and Hedges Cup 1974 (South Group)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Biography: Geoffrey Moses" (PDF). www.rwcmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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