William Payne-Gallwey (cricketer)
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Full name | William Thomas Payne-Gallwey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 March 1881 Blackrock, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 September 1914 Vendresse-Beaulne, Aisne, France | (aged 33)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1912 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2019 |
William Thomas Payne-Gallwey
Life and military career
The son of Ralph Payne-Gallwey and his wife, Edith Alice Usborne, he was born at Blackrock in Ireland.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[2] before enlisting in the 4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment as a second lieutenant in February 1900.[3] He was transferred to the Grenadier Guards in August 1900,[4] with whom he served in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1904,[5] while in June 1908 he was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order (fifth class).[2][6] He was promoted to the rank of captain in July 1908 and was seconded to the Macedonian Gendarmerie.[7]
He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Yorkshire in May 1912 at Lord's. Later in the same month he played a first-class match for the British Army cricket team against the Royal Navy at Lord's.[8] He scored 37 runs across his two matches and took 2 wickets with his right-arm fast bowling.[9]
He served during the opening stages of the
References
- ^ "Profile: William Thomas Payne-Gallwey". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ^ "No. 27162". The London Gazette. 6 February 1900. p. 812.
- ^ "No. 27224". The London Gazette. 28 August 1900. p. 5321.
- ^ "No. 27687". The London Gazette. 21 June 1904. p. 3942.
- ^ "No. 28143". The London Gazette. 5 June 1908. p. 4166.
- ^ "No. 28162". The London Gazette. 28 July 1908. p. 5532.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Payne-Gallwey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: William Payne-Gallwey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2019.