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Full name | Robert Harold Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 October 1918 Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 June 1985 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 5 March 2019 |
Robert Harold Martin (7 October 1918 – 30 June 1985) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
Martin was born at Liverpool and was educated at Oundle School, where he played for the school cricket team. [1] He enlisted in the Royal Navy as a temporary rank of sub-lieutenant in September 1939, [2] a rank he still held in October 1942. [3] He was mentioned in dispatches in December 1943. [4] He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant in December 1944, with seniority to October of that year. [5] Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in January 1951, with seniority to March 1949. [6]
In June 1951, Martin was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in a first-class cricket match against Worcestershire at Worcester. [7] Batting twice in the match, Martin was dismissed for 4 runs by Roly Jenkins in the Combined Services first-innings, while following-on in their second-innings he was run out without scoring. [8] With his right-arm medium pace, Martin bowled 19 wicketless overs conceding 62 runs in Worcestershire's first-innings, while in their second-innings took the only wicket to fall, dismissing Peter Richardson to finish with figures of 1 for 29 from six overs. [8]
He died at St Albans in June 1985.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Robert Harold Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 October 1918 Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 June 1985 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 March 2019 |
Robert Harold Martin (7 October 1918 – 30 June 1985) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
Martin was born at Liverpool and was educated at Oundle School, where he played for the school cricket team. [1] He enlisted in the Royal Navy as a temporary rank of sub-lieutenant in September 1939, [2] a rank he still held in October 1942. [3] He was mentioned in dispatches in December 1943. [4] He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant in December 1944, with seniority to October of that year. [5] Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in January 1951, with seniority to March 1949. [6]
In June 1951, Martin was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in a first-class cricket match against Worcestershire at Worcester. [7] Batting twice in the match, Martin was dismissed for 4 runs by Roly Jenkins in the Combined Services first-innings, while following-on in their second-innings he was run out without scoring. [8] With his right-arm medium pace, Martin bowled 19 wicketless overs conceding 62 runs in Worcestershire's first-innings, while in their second-innings took the only wicket to fall, dismissing Peter Richardson to finish with figures of 1 for 29 from six overs. [8]
He died at St Albans in June 1985.