Ronald Alexander William Binny (20 November 1910 – 24 May 1979) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army, and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
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| Full name | Ronald Alexander William Binny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1910 Formby, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1979 (aged 69) Barnstaple, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1940/41 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binny was born prematurely at Formby in November 1910.[1] He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury,[2] before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Binny graduated from there onto the unattached list of the British Indian Army as a second lieutenant in January 1930.[3] He made his debut in first-class cricket in India for the Roshanara Club against the Viceroy's XI at Delhi in February 1932.[4] Promotion to lieutenant followed in April 1932,[5] with promotion to captain in August 1938.[6] He made a second appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against The Rest at Bombay in the final of the 1940–41 Bombay Pentangular.[4] In two first-class appearances, Binny scored 15 runs with a highest score of 9, whilst going wicketless from thirteen overs.[7]
Binny fought in the Second World War with the 9th Jat Regiment.[8] Following the war, he was promoted to major in January 1947,[9] before retiring in August of the following year and being granted the rank of colonel.[10] After his retirement from the British Indian Army, he joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as a flight lieutenant in Aircraft Control Branch in March 1949.[11] He was transferred to the Fighter Control Branch in July of the same year,[12] before joining the reserve in March 1954.[13] Binny died at Barnstaple in May 1979.
References edit
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson (1921). Visitation of England and Wales. Vol. 21. Private publication.
- ^ King's School, Canterbury: Register 1859-1931. Canterbury: O.K.S. Association. 1932.
- ^ "No. 33575". The London Gazette. 31 January 1930. p. 652.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Ronald Binny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 33832". The London Gazette. 30 April 1932. p. 3591.
- ^ "No. 34608". The London Gazette. 17 March 1939. p. 1851.
- ^ "Player profile: Ronald Binny". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 37184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 July 1945. p. 3755.
- ^ "No. 37956". The London Gazette. 16 May 1947. p. 2194.
- ^ "No. 38372". The London Gazette. 3 August 1948. p. 4379.
- ^ "No. 38643". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 1949. p. 3043.
- ^ "No. 39055". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1950. p. 5430.
- ^ "No. 40169". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1954. p. 2769.