Harry Carr (cricketer)
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| Full name | Harry Lascelles Carr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1907 Lambeth, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 August 1943 (aged 35) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1934 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931 | HDG Leveson-Gower's XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Lascelles Carr (8 October 1907 – 18 August 1943) was an English cricketer and journalist.
Life[edit]
He was born in Lambeth, London, the son of News of the World editor Sir Emsley Carr and his wife Jenny Lascelles Carr. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] before studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[2] While there, he gained a Cambridge Blue in billiards and golf. After graduating, he worked with his father at the News of the World.[2]
Carr joined the Royal Air Force in World War II, being commissioned as a pilot officer on probation on 14 March 1941.[3] Later being promoted to flight lieutenant, he worked within the intelligence branch of the RAF for two and a half years, before he was incapacitated by poor health. He died in Marylebone, London on 18 August 1943, following an operation.[4]
Cricket[edit]
A right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper, Carr made his first-class debut for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University in 1931. He played a further match for Leveson-Gower's XI, against Cambridge University, with both matches coming at The Saffrons in 1931.[5] He later made his only appearance for Glamorgan in 1934 against Cambridge University. In this match, he scored 6 runs before being stumped by Billy Griffith off the bowling of John Human.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. ref no 8825: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ a b Hignell, Dr. A.K. "Brief profile of Harry Carr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 35134". The London Gazette. 11 April 1941. p. 2120.
- ^ "Wisden – Obituaries during the war, 1943". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harry Carr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Glamorgan v Cambridge University, 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
External links[edit]
- Harry Carr at ESPNcricinfo
- Harry Carr at CricketArchive
- 1907 births
- 1943 deaths
- Cricketers from the London Borough of Lambeth
- People from Lambeth
- People educated at Clifton College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- English cricketers
- Glamorgan cricketers
- English male journalists
- Military personnel from London
- News of the World people
- Royal Air Force officers
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Wicket-keepers