William Frederick Oliver Faviell (5 June 1882 – 4 February 1950) was a British Army officer and cricketer who played for Essex between 1903 and 1910.[1]
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| Full name | William Frederick Oliver Faviell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1882 Loughton, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 February 1950 (aged 67) Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903–1910 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Military career edit
Faviell was commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment in November 1900. He received a commission in the regular army as a second lieutenant in the Worcestershire Regiment on 30 April 1902,[2] and was stationed with his battalion in Orange River Colony to secure the peace after the end of the Second Boer War in June 1902. He left Cape Town for the United Kingdom four months later, on the SS Orient which arrived at Southampton in November 1902.[3]
References edit
- ^ "William Faviell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 27429". The London Gazette. 29 April 1902. pp. 2862–2863.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36905. London. 22 October 1902. p. 9.
External links edit
- William Faviell at ESPNcricinfo
- William Faviell at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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