harry, carr, cricketer, harry, lascelles, carr, october, 1907, august, 1943, english, cricketer, journalist, harry, carrpersonal, informationfull, nameharry, lascelles, carrborn, 1907, october, 1907lambeth, london, englanddied18, august, 1943, 1943, aged, mary. Harry Lascelles Carr 8 October 1907 18 August 1943 was an English cricketer and journalist Harry CarrPersonal informationFull nameHarry Lascelles CarrBorn 1907 10 08 8 October 1907Lambeth London EnglandDied18 August 1943 1943 08 18 aged 35 Marylebone London EnglandBattingRight handedRoleWicket keeperDomestic team informationYearsTeam1934Glamorgan1931HDG Leveson Gower s XICareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 54Batting average 10 80100s 50s Top score 33Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 4 2Source Cricinfo 24 July 2011 Contents 1 Life 2 Cricket 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe 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 editA 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 editHarry Carr at ESPNcricinfo Harry Carr at CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Carr cricketer amp oldid 1208578687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
