Charles Lexington Manners Sutton MBE (26 April 1891 – 8 October 1962) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Sutton served in the British Army as a commissioned officer from 1911–1931, serving mostly with the Royal Fusiliers. During this period he served in the First World War and played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team. He was later made an MBE.
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| Full name | Charles Lexington Manners Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1891 Chichester, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1962 (aged 71) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and military career edit
Sutton was born at Chichester to the Reverend Charles Nassau Sutton (a great-grandson of Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet) and his wife, Edith Mary Cafe.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[1] from where he chose a career in the British Army. Having served as a non-commissioned officer in the Territorial Force, Sutton passed the Competitive Examination of Officers in October 1911, upon which he was commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment as a second lieutenant, before transferring to the Royal Fusiliers in December 1912.[2]
He served with the Royal Fusiliers in the First World War, during which he was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant in March 1915, antedated to November 1914.[3] Promotion to the rank of captain followed in March 1916,[4] while in June 1917 he was appointed a brigade major.[5] He married his first wife, Amabel Anne Ludlow, in September 1917.[1] The couple had two sons. Their first child, John, died three days after he was born in July 1918. In April 1921, they had a second son, also called John.[1]
Following the war, Sutton played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, debuting against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1920.[6] He played four further first-class appearances for the Army, with his final match coming against Cambridge University in 1923.[6] Playing as a bowler, he took 10 wickets at an average of 39.60, with best figures of 3 for 15.[7] He retired from active service in March 1931, upon which he was granted the rank of brevet major.[8] Having been divorced from his first wife, he married his second wife, Gladys Louise Gubb, in June 1932.[1] He was made an MBE in the 1946 New Year Honours.[9] He died at Tunbridge Wells in October 1962.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage 2003, page 3829
- ^ "No. 28668". The London Gazette. 3 December 1912. p. 9217.
- ^ "No. 29114". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 March 1914. p. 3083.
- ^ "No. 29546". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 1916. p. 3897.
- ^ "No. 30149". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1917. p. 6271.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Charles Sutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Sutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 33701". The London Gazette. 24 March 1931. p. 1989.
- ^ "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 28 December 1945. p. 31.