Aaron Neville Cohen (11 September 1913 – 4 October 1987) was an English first-class cricketer and colonial official.
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| Full name | Aaron Neville Cohen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1913 Calcutta, Bengal, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 1987 (aged 74) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1934 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cohen was born in British India at Calcutta in September 1913. He was educated in England at Cheltenham College, before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Worcestershire, a combined Minor Counties cricket team and Leicestershire, all played at Oxford in 1934.[2] He scored 27 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 15 not out.[3] With his leg break bowling, he took 4 wickets at an average of 67.25 and with best figures of 2 for 79.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, he joined the British Colonial Civil Service in British West Africa.[1] He was commissioned as a second lieutenant during the Second World War in the African Colonial Forces.[5] Cohen died at Oxford in October 1987.
References edit
- ^ a b The Colonial Office List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1951. p. 501.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Neville Cohen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neville Cohen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Neville Cohen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 35294". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1941. p. 5715.