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Full name | Frank Graham Smallwood | ||||||||||||||
Born | 10 February 1867 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 December 1919 Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1893/94 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 8 December 2022 |
Frank Graham Smallwood CVO (10 February 1867 — 30 December 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Albert Edward and Margaret Anne Smallwood, he was born in British India at Calcutta in February 1867. [1] He was educated at Rugby School, where he played for the school cricket team. [2] From Rugby he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Smallwood graduated from there into the Royal Artillery (RA) as a lieutenant in July 1886. [3] He went to British India with the RA, taking part in the Sikkim expedition of 1888. [4] In May 1891, he was seconded for service with the Indian Ordnance Service. [5] In India, Smallwood made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Bombay in the Bombay Presidency Match of August 1893. [6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 10 runs by Nasarvanji Bapasola in the Europeans first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by B. C. Machhliwala. [7]
In the RA, Smallwood served in the Chitral Expedition of 1895, and was promoted to captain in July 1897. [8] He was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class in May 1906 in recognition of his service during the Prince and Princess of Wales' tour to India. [9] Promoted to major, he was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in December 1911, [10] in connection with the Delhi Durbar of 1911. [4] Having been appointed an assistant director of ordnance stores in India in June 1914, [11] Smallwood subsequently served in the First World War and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in October 1914. [12] Following the war, he was promoted to colonel in October 1919, with seniority from October 1918. [13] Smallwood died suddenly from heart failure at King George's Hospital in Poona in December 1919. [4]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Frank Graham Smallwood | ||||||||||||||
Born | 10 February 1867 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 December 1919 Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1893/94 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 8 December 2022 |
Frank Graham Smallwood CVO (10 February 1867 — 30 December 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Albert Edward and Margaret Anne Smallwood, he was born in British India at Calcutta in February 1867. [1] He was educated at Rugby School, where he played for the school cricket team. [2] From Rugby he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Smallwood graduated from there into the Royal Artillery (RA) as a lieutenant in July 1886. [3] He went to British India with the RA, taking part in the Sikkim expedition of 1888. [4] In May 1891, he was seconded for service with the Indian Ordnance Service. [5] In India, Smallwood made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Bombay in the Bombay Presidency Match of August 1893. [6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 10 runs by Nasarvanji Bapasola in the Europeans first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by B. C. Machhliwala. [7]
In the RA, Smallwood served in the Chitral Expedition of 1895, and was promoted to captain in July 1897. [8] He was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class in May 1906 in recognition of his service during the Prince and Princess of Wales' tour to India. [9] Promoted to major, he was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in December 1911, [10] in connection with the Delhi Durbar of 1911. [4] Having been appointed an assistant director of ordnance stores in India in June 1914, [11] Smallwood subsequently served in the First World War and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in October 1914. [12] Following the war, he was promoted to colonel in October 1919, with seniority from October 1918. [13] Smallwood died suddenly from heart failure at King George's Hospital in Poona in December 1919. [4]