Vincent Cartwright
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Birth name | Vincent Henry Cartwright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 September 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | The Park, Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 November 1965 | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Loughborough, Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vincent Henry Cartwright DSO (10 September 1882 – 25 November 1965)[1] was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire.
Personal history
Cartwright was born in 1882 in Nottingham. He was educated Rugby[2] before matriculating to Oxford University in 1901. After leaving university he became a solicitor in Nottingham, and later a Clerk to Nottingham City Magistrates.
Cartwright served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War, joining the Royal Marines. He was made a Temporary Second Lieutenant in 1914,[3] then Temporary Captain, before reaching the rank of Temporary Major in 1917.[4] Serving on the Western Front, Cartwright was highly decorated, twice mentioned in dispatches, a DSO and Croix de Guerre.
Rugby career
Cartwright first came to note as a rugby player while at
Cartwright continued his captaincy of England through all three matches of the
After retiring he became a referee and was President of the Rugby Football Union in 1928 and 1929.[8]
Cricket career
Cartwright played his seven first-class cricket matches with Nottinghamshire between 1901 and 1904 as a right-handed batsman but could only manage 60 runs.[9]
References
- ^ "Vincent Cartwright". Scrum.com.
- ^ Marshall (1951), pg 246.
- ^ "No. 28918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1914. p. 7683.
- ^ "No. 30131". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1917. p. 5887.
- ^ Nottingham Rugby boast a proud history thisisnottingham.co.uk
- ^ A win against England paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
- ^ The History of South African Rugby rugbyfootballhistory.com
- ^ Past Presidents of the RFU rugbyfootballhistory.com
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Vincent Cartwright". CricketArchive.
Bibliography
- Marshall, Howard; Jordon, J.P. (1951). Oxford v Cambridge, The Story of the University Rugby Match. London: Clerke & Cockeran.