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Hugh Orr

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Hugh James Orr (21 January 1878 — 19 April 1946) was an Australian-born Scottish first-class cricketer, rugby union player and Royal Navy officer.

Hugh Orr
Birth nameHugh James Orr
Date of birth(1878-01-21)21 January 1878
Place of birthDeniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death16 May 1946(1946-05-16) (aged 68)
Place of deathWandsworth, London, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1902-03 Anglo-Scots ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1903-04 Scotland 5 (3)
Cricket information
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902–1907Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 85
Batting average 7.08
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13
Balls bowled 680
Wickets 19
Bowling average 24.63
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 7/74
Catches/stumpings 2/–

Orr was born in January 1878 at Deniliquin, New South Wales. He was educated privately at Sydney, before immigrating to the United Kingdom.[1] Once there, he joined the Royal Navy and was commissioned as an acting sub-lieutenant in April 1898, before being confirmed in the rank in June 1899.[2] In November 1899, he was promoted to lieutenant.[3] A talented sportsman, Orr played first-class cricket and rugby union. In rugby union, he played as a centre. He was capped by the Anglo-Scots in 1902 against the South of Scotland District.[4] He played for the Anglo-Scots in the same fixture in the 1903 season, scoring a try.[5] He was also capped by Scotland, making five Test appearances from 1903 to 1904, and was a member of the Scottish team which won the 1903 Home Nations Championship, and played for Scotland in the following season's 1904 Home Nations Championship, which they also won.[6]

As a cricketer, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Portsmouth in the 1902 County Championship. Orr played a further match in 1902, before his next appearance in 1907, with him making four appearances in that seasons County Championship.[7] Playing in the Hampshire team as a bowler, he took 11 wickets at an average of 32.72, with best figures of 3 for 34.[8] He later played in a single first-class match for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's,[7] taking figures of 7 for 74 in the Army second innings, having taken a single wicket in their first innings.[9] Orr retired from the navy at his own request in May 1912.[10] Orr was friends with Robert Falcon Scott, who attempted to persuade him to accompany him on his Antarctic expeditions; however, Orr was dissuaded from doing so by his wife.[11] He returned to active service during the First World War, during which he held the rank of lieutenant commander. He was appointed a commander in January 1918.[12] Orr died in England at Wandsworth in April 1946.

References edit

  1. ^ Myers, Arthur Wallis (1905). The Sportsman's Year Book 1905. George Newnes. p. 250.
  2. ^ "No. 27089". The London Gazette. 13 June 1899. p. 3725.
  3. ^ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1255.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Match by match list". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Hugh Orr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Hugh Orr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Army v Royal Navy, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "No. 28615". The London Gazette. 7 June 1912. p. 4132.
  11. ^ "Scottish rugby caps". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "No. 30488". The London Gazette. 22 January 1918. p. 1093.

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