Guy Goodliffe

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Guy Goodliffe
Personal information
Full name
Guy Vernon Goodliffe
Born(1883-09-17)17 September 1883
Kensington, London, England
Died29 May 1963(1963-05-29) (aged 79)
Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904Oxford University
1901–1907Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 2
Bowling average 10.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 November 2011

Major Guy Vernon Goodliffe OBE MC (17 September 1883 – 29 May 1963) was a career officer in the British Army and an English cricketer. Goodliffe's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Kensington, London and was educated at Charterhouse School.

Cricket[edit]

Goodliffe made his debut for Berkshire in the 1901 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Later, while studying at the University of Oxford, Goodliffe made a single first-class appearance for Oxford University Cricket Club against Somerset at University Parks in 1904.[1] During this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Talbot Lewis in Oxford University's first-innings. He took two wickets during the match, those of George Barne in Somerset's first-innings, and Gerard Hodgkinson in their second-innings, with Oxford University winning by an innings and 45 runs.[2] This was his only first-class appearance for the university. He continued to play for Berkshire during this period, with him playing for the county until 1907. He made a total of ten Minor Counties Championship appearances.[3]

Military career[edit]

Having been on the Unattached List for Auxiliary Forces in 1906, during which he was granted the rank of 2nd Lieutenant,[4] Goodliffe was enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, still with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1907.[5] He later obtained the rank of Captain, and October 1916 he was an Acting Major.[6] The following year he relinquished his rank of Acting Major and reverted to captain.[7] By this point he had been awarded the Military Cross. In 1918, he was again given the rank of Major on a temporary basis,[8] Following the war, he became an instructor of English at French military schools.[9] In 1926, he was seconded for duty as an officer of a Contingent of Gentlemen Cadets at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[10] His appointment to the college was relinquished in September 1930,[11] retiring from active service in that same month.[12] Upon retirement he was granted the rank of Major.[13]

Despite retiring, his experience was later called upon when he served in World War II as a Major with the Royal Artillery.[14] He retired for a second time in July 1948.[15] He died on 29 May 1963 at Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Guy Goodliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Oxford University v Somerset, 1904". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Guy Goodliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "No. 27947". The London Gazette. 7 September 1906. p. 6117.
  5. ^ "No. 28056". The London Gazette. 3 September 1907. p. 6020.
  6. ^ "No. 29809". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1916. p. 10601.
  7. ^ "No. 3027". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 April 1917. p. 3738.
  8. ^ "No. 30692". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 May 1918. p. 5960.
  9. ^ "No. 32126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1920. p. 11189.
  10. ^ "No. 33206". The London Gazette. 28 September 1926. p. 6232.
  11. ^ "No. 33641". The London Gazette. 5 September 1930. p. 5491.
  12. ^ "No. 33648". The London Gazette. 30 September 1930. p. 5951.
  13. ^ "No. 33648". The London Gazette. 30 September 1930. p. 5952.
  14. ^ "No. 34737". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1939. p. 7786.
  15. ^ "No. 38340". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1948. p. 3830.

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