Gerald Livock
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| Full name | Gerald Edward Livock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
11 July 1897 Newmarket, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 January 1989 (aged 91) Blandford Forum, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- 20 September 1918 - Captain (Temporary Major) Gerald Edward Livock (Sea Patrol) is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in recognition of gallantry against the enemy:[6]
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]
- 1 September 1929 - Squadron Leader Gerald Edward Livock, DFC is awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC).[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cricinfo profile
- ↑ CricketArchive profile
- ↑ Minor Counties Championship matches played by Gerald Livock at CricketArchive
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 First-class matches played by Gerald Livock at CricketArchive
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Other matches played by Gerald Livock at CricketArchive
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30913. p. 11252. 21 September 1918. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33472. p. 1446. 1 March 1929. Retrieved 23 June 2010.