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Full name | Charles Cuyler | ||||||||||||||
Born | 15 August 1867 Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1 October 1919 Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1895 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 25 September 2020 |
Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet, OBE (15 August 1867 – 1 October 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Sir Charles Cuyler, [1] he was born in August 1867 at Almondsbury, Gloucestershire and was educated at Clifton College. [2] His father died during his final year at Clifton, with Cuyler succeeding him as the 4th Baronet of the Cuyler baronets in August 1885. [1] From Clifton he went up to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst where he graduated into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1887. [3] He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1890, [4] with promotion to captain coming in January 1895. [5]
Cuyler also played first-class cricket in 1895 for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Dublin against Dublin University. [6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in both MCC innings' without scoring by Ernest Ensor and Robert Gwynn respectively. [7] He became an instructor at Sandhurst in August 1897, [8] a post he held until January 1903. [9] He was seconded for service as an adjutant of volunteers in January 1904. [10] He retired from active service in September 1907, by which time he held the rank of major. [11]
Cuyler was recommissioned during the First World War, gaining the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel while commanding a depot. [12] He was made an OBE in the 1918 New Year Honours for services commanding the 43rd Regimental District Recruiting Area. [13] Cuyler died suddenly without issue at Shotover Park in Oxfordshire in October 1919. [14] He was succeeded as the 5th Baronet by his brother Sir George Cuyler. [1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Charles Cuyler | ||||||||||||||
Born | 15 August 1867 Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1 October 1919 Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1895 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 25 September 2020 |
Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet, OBE (15 August 1867 – 1 October 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Sir Charles Cuyler, [1] he was born in August 1867 at Almondsbury, Gloucestershire and was educated at Clifton College. [2] His father died during his final year at Clifton, with Cuyler succeeding him as the 4th Baronet of the Cuyler baronets in August 1885. [1] From Clifton he went up to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst where he graduated into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1887. [3] He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1890, [4] with promotion to captain coming in January 1895. [5]
Cuyler also played first-class cricket in 1895 for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Dublin against Dublin University. [6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in both MCC innings' without scoring by Ernest Ensor and Robert Gwynn respectively. [7] He became an instructor at Sandhurst in August 1897, [8] a post he held until January 1903. [9] He was seconded for service as an adjutant of volunteers in January 1904. [10] He retired from active service in September 1907, by which time he held the rank of major. [11]
Cuyler was recommissioned during the First World War, gaining the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel while commanding a depot. [12] He was made an OBE in the 1918 New Year Honours for services commanding the 43rd Regimental District Recruiting Area. [13] Cuyler died suddenly without issue at Shotover Park in Oxfordshire in October 1919. [14] He was succeeded as the 5th Baronet by his brother Sir George Cuyler. [1]