Gerald Livock

Gerald Livock
Personal information
Full name Gerald Edward Livock
Born 11 July 1897(1897-07-11)
Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Died 27 January 1989(1989-01-27) (aged 91)
Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years Team
1925-1934 Gentlemen of England
1933 MCC
1927-1932 Royal Air Force
1925-1927 Middlesex
1925-1926 LH Tennyson's XI
1923 Lord Cowdray's XI
First-class debut 22 September 1923 Lord Cowdray's XI v Rest of England
Last First-class 16 June 1934 Gentlemen of England v Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 403
Batting average 25.18
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 65
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 19/6
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2007

Gerald Edward Livock DFC AFC (11 July 1897 in Newmarket, Suffolk, England – 27 January 1989 in Blandford Forum, Dorset) was an English cricketer, aviator and archaeologist.[1] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1923 and 1934.[2]

Cricket career

After playing some Minor Counties Championship matches for Cambridgeshire in 1921,[3] Livock made his first-class debut for Lord Cowdray's XI against the Rest of England in 1923.[4] In 1924 he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States, also playing for the combined Malaya cricket team in matches against Shanghai and Hong Kong.[5]

Returning to English cricket, he played three County Championship matches for Middlesex in 1925, also playing in that season's Gentlemen v Players match. He next played for Middlesex in 1927,[4] his top-level cricket career being restricted by his RAF career,[1] when he played against Warwickshire and New Zealand. He also played a first-class match for the RAF against the Royal Navy that season.[4]

Following a second match for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1930,[5] he played three more first-class matches; for the RAF against the Army in 1932, for the MCC against Yorkshire in 1933 and for the Gentlemen of England against Australia in 1934.[4] He also played cricket in Egypt that year.[1]

Honous and awards

Has rendered valuable services on numerous occasions on reconnaissance patrols in enemy waters, in attacks on hostile seaplanes, and in connection with anti-submarine patrol work

— London Gazette[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ Minor Counties Championship matches played by Gerald Livock at CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b c d First-class matches played by Gerald Livock at CricketArchive
  5. ^ a b Other matches played by Gerald Livock at CricketArchive
  6. ^ a b London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30913. p. 11252. 21 September 1918. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33472. p. 1446. 1 March 1929. Retrieved 23 June 2010.