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Stephen Radcliffe
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Tempest Adair Radcliffe
Born25 August 1904
Ballybrittas, Ireland
Died25 April 1982(1982-04-25) (aged 77)
Netherbury, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925–1926Dublin University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 28
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Balls bowled 42
Wickets 1
Bowling average 11.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2018

Stephen Tempest Adair Radcliffe (24 August 1904 – 25 April 1982) was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Born at Ballybrittas, Radcliffe studied at Trinity College, Dublin. While studying at Trinity, he was a member of the Dublin University Cricket Club. He accompanied the club on its tours to England in 1925 and 1926, playing in two first-class fixtures, both against Northamptonshire at Northampton.[1] He scored 28 runs in these two matches,[2] as well as taking one wicket.[3]

He presumably moved to England after this, as he enlisted into the British Army in July 1929.[4] He obtained the rank of second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in November 1929.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1932.[6] In August 1938, he was promoted to captain.[7] He served in World War II, following the war he was promoted to major in February 1946.[8] In March 1951, he gained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[9] He retired from the Royal Engineers in November 1958, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.[10] Having been placed on the reserve list, his age exceeded this in February 1962.[11] He died at Netherbury in Dorset in April 1982.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Radcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Radcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Stephen Radcliffe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 33514". The London Gazette. 5 July 1929. p. 4441.
  5. ^ "No. 33554". The London Gazette. 22 November 1929. p. 7535.
  6. ^ "No. 33779". The London Gazette. 16 February 1932. p. 1050.
  7. ^ "No. 34538". The London Gazette. 5 August 1938. p. 5030.
  8. ^ "No. 37471". The London Gazette. 15 February 1946. p. 1003.
  9. ^ "No. 39454". The London Gazette. 1 February 1952. p. 694.
  10. ^ "No. 41538". The London Gazette. 31 October 1958. p. 6723.
  11. ^ "No. 42593". The London Gazette. 6 February 1962. p. 1048.
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