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Full name | George Norman Scott-Chad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 November 1899 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 July 1950 Paddington, London, England | (aged 50)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1920–1932 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 16 April 2019 |
George Norman Scott-Chad (1 November 1899 – 4 July 1950) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Scott-Chad served with both the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Norfolk Regiment, in a military career which spanned nearly thirty years. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team and served as the High Sheriff of Norfolk.
The son of the footballer and barrister Charles Scott-Chad, he was born at Kensington and educated at Eton College. [1] [2] From Eton he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, graduating as a second lieutenant into the Coldstream Guards in December 1919. [3] He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Norfolk in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship. [4] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University at Oxford in 1923. [5] He made a further two first-class appearances for the Army in 1924, [5] playing against Cambridge University and Oxford University. [5] In his three first-class matches, Scott-Chad scored 49 runs with a high score of 24. [6] As a bowler, he took 6 wickets at an average of 35.50, with best figures of 2 for 43. [7] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in August 1929. [8] He retired from the Coldstream Guards in May 1930, upon which he received a gratuity. [9] He toured the West Indies with Lord Tennyson's XI in February/March 1932, but did not feature in any of the three first-class fixtures on the tour. [2] Later that same year he played his final minor counties match for Norfolk, having made a total of 40 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship since his debut in 1920. [4]
He later returned to military service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, with promotion to the rank of captain in December 1936. [10] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in June 1939. [11] After serving in the Second World War, he was nominated for role of High Sheriff of Norfolk in November 1947, alongside Ion Benn and Sir Edmund Bacon. [12] He was successful in his nomination and served as High Sheriff in 1948. [13] Besides cricket, he was also a skilled racquets and squash racquets player who won the army championship five times in succession and retired from military service unbeaten. [2] Scott-Chad died at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington in July 1950. [2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | George Norman Scott-Chad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 November 1899 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 July 1950 Paddington, London, England | (aged 50)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1920–1932 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 16 April 2019 |
George Norman Scott-Chad (1 November 1899 – 4 July 1950) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Scott-Chad served with both the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Norfolk Regiment, in a military career which spanned nearly thirty years. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team and served as the High Sheriff of Norfolk.
The son of the footballer and barrister Charles Scott-Chad, he was born at Kensington and educated at Eton College. [1] [2] From Eton he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, graduating as a second lieutenant into the Coldstream Guards in December 1919. [3] He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Norfolk in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship. [4] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University at Oxford in 1923. [5] He made a further two first-class appearances for the Army in 1924, [5] playing against Cambridge University and Oxford University. [5] In his three first-class matches, Scott-Chad scored 49 runs with a high score of 24. [6] As a bowler, he took 6 wickets at an average of 35.50, with best figures of 2 for 43. [7] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in August 1929. [8] He retired from the Coldstream Guards in May 1930, upon which he received a gratuity. [9] He toured the West Indies with Lord Tennyson's XI in February/March 1932, but did not feature in any of the three first-class fixtures on the tour. [2] Later that same year he played his final minor counties match for Norfolk, having made a total of 40 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship since his debut in 1920. [4]
He later returned to military service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, with promotion to the rank of captain in December 1936. [10] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in June 1939. [11] After serving in the Second World War, he was nominated for role of High Sheriff of Norfolk in November 1947, alongside Ion Benn and Sir Edmund Bacon. [12] He was successful in his nomination and served as High Sheriff in 1948. [13] Besides cricket, he was also a skilled racquets and squash racquets player who won the army championship five times in succession and retired from military service unbeaten. [2] Scott-Chad died at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington in July 1950. [2]