Cecil William Edward U'ren (9 November 1903 – 29 May 1971) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Imperial Police.

Cecil U'ren
Personal information
Full name
Cecil William Edward U'ren
Born9 November 1903
Devonport, Devon, England
Died29 May 1971(1971-05-29) (aged 67)
Sutton, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1941/42–1943/44Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 14
Batting average 4.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10*
Balls bowled 282
Wickets 1
Bowling average 181.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/93
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 November 2022

U'ren was born at Devonport in November 1903. U'ren joined the Indian Imperial Police in British India as an assistant superintendent in Bombay in December 1924, remaining in this rank until February 1932, when he became officiating superintendent. He was appointed officiating deputy commander of police in Bombay in February 1936, and was conferred the rank of superintendent in October 1939. U'ren was awarded the Indian Police Medal in 1941, before being appointed deputy commander of Special Branch in India.[1] While in British India, he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team on two occasions in the Bombay Pentangular against the Parsees in 1941 and the Hindus in 1943.[2] He scored 14 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 10 not out,[3] while with his bowling he took a single wicket.[4] U'Ren was awarded the King's Police Medal in the 1947 Birthday Honours, in recognition of distinguished service.[5] He later returned to England, where he died at Sutton in May 1971.

References

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  1. ^ The India Office and Burma Office List for 1945. Vol. 55. Harrison and Sons. 1945. p. 364.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cecil U'Ren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cecil U'ren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Cecil U'ren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2604.
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