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Full name | John Gordon Halliday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cockermouth, Cumberland, England | 4 July 1915||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 December 1945 Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France | (aged 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1934–1937 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1934 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1932–1939 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 8 June 2014 |
John Gordon Halliday (4 July 1915 – 3 December 1945) was an English cricketer active in the 1930s. Born at Cockermouth, Cumberland, Halliday was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who made over twenty appearances in first-class cricket.
Halliday was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys, where he excelled at cricket. [1] He debuted for Oxfordshire in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship, [2] and, while studying at Merton College, Oxford, [3] made his debut in first-class cricket for the university cricket team in 1934 against Gloucestershire. [4] Making five first-class appearances for the university in 1934, Halliday was also selected to play for the Minor Counties cricket team against Oxford University in that same year. [4] He played first-class cricket for university until 1937, making a total of 25 appearances. [4] Though unable to recapture his form as a schoolboy cricketer, [1] Halliday nonetheless scored a total of 766 runs at an average of 23.21, making eight half centuries and top-scoring with 87. [5] As a bowler, he took 18 wickets at an average of 37.66, with best figures of 3/11. [6] Halliday's minor counties career with Oxfordshire continued until 1939, making sixty appearances. [2] He was elected county captain in 1938. [1]
Halliday served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, holding the rank of pilot officer in 1940, [7] in the following year he became a flying officer. [8] In June 1942 he was promoted to flight lieutenant, [9] At some point after this Halliday became a wing commander. [1] Following the end of the war, he remained with the Royal Air Force, serving with No. 59 Squadron. He was a passenger on board a B-24 Liberator on 3 December 1945, when it was struck by lightning and crashed near Rochefort in France, killing all 28 on board. [10] He was buried at Rochefort-sur-Mer Naval Cemetery. [11]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Gordon Halliday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cockermouth, Cumberland, England | 4 July 1915||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 December 1945 Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France | (aged 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1934–1937 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1934 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1932–1939 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 8 June 2014 |
John Gordon Halliday (4 July 1915 – 3 December 1945) was an English cricketer active in the 1930s. Born at Cockermouth, Cumberland, Halliday was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who made over twenty appearances in first-class cricket.
Halliday was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys, where he excelled at cricket. [1] He debuted for Oxfordshire in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship, [2] and, while studying at Merton College, Oxford, [3] made his debut in first-class cricket for the university cricket team in 1934 against Gloucestershire. [4] Making five first-class appearances for the university in 1934, Halliday was also selected to play for the Minor Counties cricket team against Oxford University in that same year. [4] He played first-class cricket for university until 1937, making a total of 25 appearances. [4] Though unable to recapture his form as a schoolboy cricketer, [1] Halliday nonetheless scored a total of 766 runs at an average of 23.21, making eight half centuries and top-scoring with 87. [5] As a bowler, he took 18 wickets at an average of 37.66, with best figures of 3/11. [6] Halliday's minor counties career with Oxfordshire continued until 1939, making sixty appearances. [2] He was elected county captain in 1938. [1]
Halliday served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, holding the rank of pilot officer in 1940, [7] in the following year he became a flying officer. [8] In June 1942 he was promoted to flight lieutenant, [9] At some point after this Halliday became a wing commander. [1] Following the end of the war, he remained with the Royal Air Force, serving with No. 59 Squadron. He was a passenger on board a B-24 Liberator on 3 December 1945, when it was struck by lightning and crashed near Rochefort in France, killing all 28 on board. [10] He was buried at Rochefort-sur-Mer Naval Cemetery. [11]