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Full name | Claude Mallinson Rigby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 March 1882 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 January 1960 Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2018 |
Claude Mallinson Rigby MRCS, LRCP, DRME (29 March 1882 – 29 January 1960) was an Irish first-class cricketer and radiologist.
Rigby was born at Dublin in March 1882, and was educated in England at Dulwich College, before studying medicine at the London Hospital Medical College. [1] He qualified in 1907, [1] and joined the British Army in 1908, enslisting as a Lieutenant on probation in the Royal Army Medical Corps. [2] He was posted to British India, where he served as the chief surgeon of the Governor of Bombay, The Lord Willingdon from 1915–1918. [1] He served as the chief surgeon for Lord Rawlinson from 1921–1923, when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. [1] While in British India, Rigby played two first-class cricket matches for the aforementioned Lord Willingdon's XI, playing twice against the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI in 1918 at Bombay in March, and Poona in August. [3]
When he returned to England, he entered into the field of radiology, where he worked at the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot [1] He retired from the military in 1928, with the rank of Major. [1] Upon retiring from the military, Rigby worked as a radiologist in civilian hospitals in the Midlands. He worked at various hospitals in the Midlands, including the Royal Hospital, Guest Hospital, Corbett Hospital, and the Staffordshire General Infirmary. [1] Rigby was recalled to the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II. [1] Outside of cricket and his medical career, Rigby played tennis, golf and rugby union as pastimes. [1] He retired to Middleton-on-Sea in Sussex, where he died in January 1960. [1] He was survived by his wife, Mary, and their daughter. [1]
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Full name | Claude Mallinson Rigby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 March 1882 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 January 1960 Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2018 |
Claude Mallinson Rigby MRCS, LRCP, DRME (29 March 1882 – 29 January 1960) was an Irish first-class cricketer and radiologist.
Rigby was born at Dublin in March 1882, and was educated in England at Dulwich College, before studying medicine at the London Hospital Medical College. [1] He qualified in 1907, [1] and joined the British Army in 1908, enslisting as a Lieutenant on probation in the Royal Army Medical Corps. [2] He was posted to British India, where he served as the chief surgeon of the Governor of Bombay, The Lord Willingdon from 1915–1918. [1] He served as the chief surgeon for Lord Rawlinson from 1921–1923, when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. [1] While in British India, Rigby played two first-class cricket matches for the aforementioned Lord Willingdon's XI, playing twice against the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI in 1918 at Bombay in March, and Poona in August. [3]
When he returned to England, he entered into the field of radiology, where he worked at the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot [1] He retired from the military in 1928, with the rank of Major. [1] Upon retiring from the military, Rigby worked as a radiologist in civilian hospitals in the Midlands. He worked at various hospitals in the Midlands, including the Royal Hospital, Guest Hospital, Corbett Hospital, and the Staffordshire General Infirmary. [1] Rigby was recalled to the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II. [1] Outside of cricket and his medical career, Rigby played tennis, golf and rugby union as pastimes. [1] He retired to Middleton-on-Sea in Sussex, where he died in January 1960. [1] He was survived by his wife, Mary, and their daughter. [1]