Robert Stephenson (cricketer)
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Full name | Robert Hearfield Stephenson | ||||||||||||||
Born | 3 June 1906 Brough, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 9 November 1942 HMS Cromer, Mediterranean Sea, off Mersa Matruh, British-occupied Egypt | (aged 36)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations | John Stephenson (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2019 |
Robert Hearfield Stephenson DSO (3 June 1906 – 9 November 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
The son of William Hugh Stephenson and his wife, Ethel, he was born in June 1906 at Brough, Yorkshire.[1] After leaving school, Stephenson opted to join the Royal Navy, being commissioned as an acting sub-lieutenant in September 1926, with promotion to sub-lieutenant following in May 1927.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the Royal Air Force at The Oval in 1927. He made two further first-class appearances for the navy in 1928, playing against the British Army cricket team and the Royal Air Force.[3] He scored 122 runs in his three matches,[4] including making 75 on debut.[5]
Stephenson was promoted to the rank of
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1526706980.
- ^ "No. 33362". The London Gazette. 2 March 1928. p. 1493.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Stephenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Stephenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Royal Navy v Royal Air Force, 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 34400". The London Gazette. 21 May 1937. p. 3298.
- ^ "No. 35213". The London Gazette. 8 July 1941. p. 3923.
- ^ "No. 35679". The London Gazette. 21 August 1942. p. 3715.