Jack Mervyn Pritchard (19 May 1895 – 17 November 1936) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Jack Mervyn Pritchard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1895 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1936 (aged 41) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1919 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of John Arthur Pritchard, he was born in British India at Madras in May 1895. He was educated in England at Charterhouse School.[1] Instead of progressing straight to university from Chaterhouse, Pritchard instead served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in August 1914.[2] He was made a temporary lieutenant in October 1914,[3] with promotion to the full rank coming in April 1916.[4] He was promoted to captain in May 1917.[5]
Following the war, Pritchard went up to Brasenose College at the University of Oxford.[6] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1919, playing against the Free Foresters and Sussex.[7] He scored 36 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22 not out,[8] while with the ball he took 7 wickets with best figures of 4 for 45.[9] Pritchard died at Kensington in November 1936.
References edit
- ^ Charterhouse Register, 1872-1910. Vol. 2. Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 830.
- ^ "No. 28876". The London Gazette. 21 August 1914. p. 6604.
- ^ "No. 29274". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1915. p. 8497.
- ^ "No. 29807". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1916. p. 10532.
- ^ "No. 30056". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 May 1917. p. 4436.
- ^ Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1937. p. 465.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.