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Full name | Norman Vere Grace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 31 July 1894 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 February 1975 Amberley, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Grace family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 25 September 2019 |
Norman Vere Grace DL (31 July 1894 – 20 February 1975) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
A member of the famous cricketing Grace family, he was born to the Test cricketer E. M. Grace in July 1894 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire. [1] He was educated at Wellington College, [2] before joining the Royal Navy. He graduated from Britannia Royal Naval College in 1912, entering into service as a midshipman. [3] Grace served in the navy during the First World War, during the latter stages of which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [4] Following the war he played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1920, claiming five wickets on debut. [5] [6] Three years later in December 1923, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. [7] He made two further first-class appearances for the Royal Navy against the Army in 1923 and 1927, [5] though he took only a further two wickets in these matches. [8] In July 1929, he was promoted to the rank of commander, [9] before being promoted to the rank of captain in June 1937. [10]
Grace served during the Second World War, captaining firstly the minelayer HMS Adventure from 1940–42, for which he was mentioned in dispatches, [11] and later the heavy cruiser HMS Berwick between January and August 1944. [3] Then from September 1944 to January 1946, he commanded HMS Vernon when it was based at Roedean School and oversaw its return to Portsmouth after the war. [12] After relinquishing his command of Vernon, Grace was appointed as a naval aide-de-camp to George VI in February 1946. [13] Four months later he retired from active service. [14] He later served as a deputy lieutenant for Gloucestershire in 1960. [15] Grace died in February 1975 at Amberley, Gloucestershire. He had married Lilla Marguerite Spiller in County Cork in 1932, and the couple had had two sons. [2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Norman Vere Grace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 31 July 1894 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 February 1975 Amberley, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Grace family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 25 September 2019 |
Norman Vere Grace DL (31 July 1894 – 20 February 1975) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
A member of the famous cricketing Grace family, he was born to the Test cricketer E. M. Grace in July 1894 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire. [1] He was educated at Wellington College, [2] before joining the Royal Navy. He graduated from Britannia Royal Naval College in 1912, entering into service as a midshipman. [3] Grace served in the navy during the First World War, during the latter stages of which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [4] Following the war he played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1920, claiming five wickets on debut. [5] [6] Three years later in December 1923, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. [7] He made two further first-class appearances for the Royal Navy against the Army in 1923 and 1927, [5] though he took only a further two wickets in these matches. [8] In July 1929, he was promoted to the rank of commander, [9] before being promoted to the rank of captain in June 1937. [10]
Grace served during the Second World War, captaining firstly the minelayer HMS Adventure from 1940–42, for which he was mentioned in dispatches, [11] and later the heavy cruiser HMS Berwick between January and August 1944. [3] Then from September 1944 to January 1946, he commanded HMS Vernon when it was based at Roedean School and oversaw its return to Portsmouth after the war. [12] After relinquishing his command of Vernon, Grace was appointed as a naval aide-de-camp to George VI in February 1946. [13] Four months later he retired from active service. [14] He later served as a deputy lieutenant for Gloucestershire in 1960. [15] Grace died in February 1975 at Amberley, Gloucestershire. He had married Lilla Marguerite Spiller in County Cork in 1932, and the couple had had two sons. [2]