Cecil Esdaile Winter (1 September 1879 — 20 July 1964) was an English first-class cricketer, educator and Royal Air Force officer.

Cecil Winter
Personal information
Full name
Cecil Esdaile Winter
Born1 September 1879
Deal, Kent, England
Died20 July 1964(1964-07-20) (aged 84)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsWilliam Winter (father)
Gerald Winter (brother)
Arthur Winter (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901–1902Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 53
Batting average 6.62
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings 7/11
Source: Cricinfo, 14 January 2022

The son of the cricketer William Winter, he was born at Deal in September 1879. He was educated at Uppingham School, where he played for the school cricket team,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1901 and 1902.[3] Playing in the Cambridge side as a wicket-keeper, in this capacity Winter took seven catches and made eleven stumpings. As a batsman, he scored 53 runs at an average of 6.62, with a highest score of 18.[4]

After graduating from Cambridge, Winter began a career in education and prior the First World War he taught at a number of schools in the South East England.[2] He served in the First World War and was commissioned in the closing stages of the war as a temporary second lieutenant in the nascent Royal Air Force.[5] He returned to education following the war and was subsequently appointed headmaster at Northaw Place School.[2] Winter died at Hove in July 1964.[1] His brother, Gerald, was also a first-class cricketer, as was his uncle Arthur Winter.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1964". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 542.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cecil Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cecil Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 30860". The London Gazette. 23 August 1918. p. 9834.
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