List of Royal Navy first-class cricketers

This is a list of cricketers who played first-class matches for the Royal Navy cricket team. The side played a total of 21 first-class matches between 1912 and 1929, most frequently playing the Army side which it met 14 times in top-level matches, all of which were played at Lord's. The side played the Royal Air Force three times in first-class matches between 1927 and 1929 and also played first-class matches against Cambridge University, MCC and, in 1927, against the touring New Zealanders.[1] Royal Navy cricket teams continue to play organised matches in the modern era, but none have held official status since 1929.[2]

A combined Army and Navy team played three first-class matches between 1910 and 1919[3] and the Combined Services side played 63 first-class matches between 1920 and 1964.[4] Players who appeared in first-class matches for those sides are not included on this list unless they also played for the Royal Navy in a first-class match.

A

  • Cecil Abercrombie
  • William Agnew
  • Cyrus Ainsworth
  • Edward Aylmer

B

  • Frank Baker
  • Arthur Barnby
  • Edward Bartley
  • Sydney Beadle
  • Charles Benstead
  • Stuart Bonham Carter
  • Philip Bonham-Carter
  • Sidney Boucher
  • James Boyd (sportsman)
  • Basil Brooke
  • Cecil Brooke-Short
  • Dallas Brooks

C

D

E

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

O

P

R

S

T

W

  • Geoffrey Webb
  • Arthur Wood
  • Arthur Wright

See also

References

  1. ^ Royal Navy (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Cricket, Royal Navy. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ^ First-class matches played by Army and Navy (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  4. ^ First-class matches played by Combined Services (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
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