Oswald Norris
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| Full name | Oswald Thomas Norris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1883 Chipstead, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 March 1973 (aged 89) Pease Pottage, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Anthony Allom (grandson) Maurice Allom (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1904–1905 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oswald Thomas Norris CBE (1 July 1883 – 22 March 1973) was an English first-class cricketer and a wine and spirits merchant.
Norris was born in July 1883 at Chipstead, Surrey. He was educated at Charterhouse School,[1] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1904 and 1905, making eleven appearances.[3] In his eleven matches, he scored a total of 413 runs at an average of 20.65, with high score of 87 which was one of three half centuries he made.[4] With his right-arm slow bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 109.[5]
After graduating from Oxford, he went into business as a wine and spirits merchant, forming the partnership Portal, Dingwall and Norris in July 1910.[6] He served in the First World War with the Royal Army Service Corps, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1916.[7] Following the war, he resumed his business as a wine and spirits merchant. In 1926, he invested in the port house Fonseca.[8] He was the chairman of council for the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, for which he was honoured with an CBE in the 1957 New Year Honours.[9] Norris died in March 1973 at Pease Pottage, Sussex.[1] His grandson Anthony Allom was also a first-class cricketer, while his son-in-law, Maurice Allom, played Test cricket.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1973". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Oxford University Gazette. Vol. 33. Oxford University Press. 1903. p. 92.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Oswald Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Oswald Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Oswald Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "No. 28393". The London Gazette. 8 July 1910. p. 4889.
- ^ "No. 29813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1916. p. 10719.
- ^ "1926 - The London firm closes". www.fonseca.pt. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "No. 40960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1956. p. 12.
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