Arthur William Reddie Becher (6 December 1842 – 25 March 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Arthur William Reddie Becher | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1842 Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 1926 (aged 83) Maida Vale, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1872 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the British Army General Sir Arthur Mitford Becher, he was born in British India at Allahabad in December 1842.[1] He was commissioned into the Bengal Army as a cornet in December 1859,[2] with promotion to lieutenant in January 1862.[3] On a visit to England in 1872, Becher played a first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Surrey at Lord's.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 8 runs in the MCC first innings by William Marten, while in their second innings he was dismissed by Charles Hall for 5 runs.[5] Returning to military duty, he was promoted to brevet captain in December 1871,[6] with him gaining the rank in full in December the following year.[7] Promotion to major followed in December 1879,[8] with a further promotion to lieutenant colonel coming in December 1885.[9] Becher retired from active service in March 1892.[10] He died in England at Maida Vale in March 1926.
References edit
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 698.
- ^ Cavalry. Thacker's Overland News for India and the Colonies. 3 February 1860. p. 24
- ^ "No. 22625". The London Gazette. 13 May 1862. p. 2492.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Becher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Surrey, 1872". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 23889". The London Gazette. 23 August 1872. p. 3776.
- ^ "No. 23985". The London Gazette. 10 June 1873. p. 2784.
- ^ "No. 24813". The London Gazette. 20 February 1880. p. 783.
- ^ "No. 25559". The London Gazette. 16 February 1886. p. 747.
- ^ Promotions. Englishman's Overland Mail. 23 March 1892. p. 18