The son of J. C. Copleston, he was born at British India in Bombay in April 1885. He was educated in England at Dulwich College, where he played for the cricket eleven and the rugby fifteen.[1] After leaving Dulwich in 1904, Kiddle returned to India, where in 1905 he played a first-class cricket match for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Poona in the Bombay Presidency Match.[2] He took the wickets of Jemi Modi, D. M. Raja, J. J. Dubash, and K. B. Mistry in the Parsees first innings for the cost of 97 runs.[3] Kiddle served in the British Indian Army in the First World War, being commissioned into the Reserve of Officers as a second lieutenant in July 1915.[4] He was attached to the 125th Napier's Rifles, where in May 1916 he was appointed a temporary captain while in command of a company.[5] In June 1916, he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.[6] Kiddle was promoted to lieutenant the in July 1917, antedated to July 1916;[7] he relinquished this temporary appointment in May 1918.[8] By July 1918, he was serving as a lieutenant in the 124th Baluchistan Infantry, being appointed a temporary captain while an adjutant.[9] He resigned from the British Indian Army in May 1922, retaining the rank of captain.[10]
Kiddle married Helen Bertha Fletcher in May 1925.[1] He later retired to England, where he died at Stoke Mandeville in June 1954.
Referencesedit
^ abOrmiston, Thomas Lane (1926). Dulwich College Register: 1619 to 1926. J. J. Keliher & Co. Limited. p. 363.
^"First-Class Matches played by John Kiddle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^"Europeans v Parsees, Bombay Presidency Match 1905/06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
john, kiddle, cricketer, john, arthur, copleston, kiddle, april, 1885, june, 1954, english, first, class, cricketer, british, army, officer, john, kiddlepersonal, informationfull, namejohn, arthur, copleston, kiddleborn16, april, 1885bombay, bombay, presidency. John Arthur Copleston Kiddle MC 16 April 1885 4 June 1954 was an English first class cricketer and British Army officer John KiddlePersonal informationFull nameJohn Arthur Copleston KiddleBorn16 April 1885Bombay Bombay Presidency British IndiaDied4 June 1954 1954 06 04 aged 69 Stoke Mandeville Buckinghamshire EnglandBattingUnknownBowlingUnknownDomestic team informationYearsTeam1905 06EuropeansCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 0Batting average 0 00100s 50s Top score 0Balls bowled 216Wickets 4Bowling average 24 255 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 4 97Catches stumpings Source ESPNcricinfo 7 June 2022 The son of J C Copleston he was born at British India in Bombay in April 1885 He was educated in England at Dulwich College where he played for the cricket eleven and the rugby fifteen 1 After leaving Dulwich in 1904 Kiddle returned to India where in 1905 he played a first class cricket match for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Poona in the Bombay Presidency Match 2 He took the wickets of Jemi Modi D M Raja J J Dubash and K B Mistry in the Parsees first innings for the cost of 97 runs 3 Kiddle served in the British Indian Army in the First World War being commissioned into the Reserve of Officers as a second lieutenant in July 1915 4 He was attached to the 125th Napier s Rifles where in May 1916 he was appointed a temporary captain while in command of a company 5 In June 1916 he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry 6 Kiddle was promoted to lieutenant the in July 1917 antedated to July 1916 7 he relinquished this temporary appointment in May 1918 8 By July 1918 he was serving as a lieutenant in the 124th Baluchistan Infantry being appointed a temporary captain while an adjutant 9 He resigned from the British Indian Army in May 1922 retaining the rank of captain 10 Kiddle married Helen Bertha Fletcher in May 1925 1 He later retired to England where he died at Stoke Mandeville in June 1954 References edit a b Ormiston Thomas Lane 1926 Dulwich College Register 1619 to 1926 J J Keliher amp Co Limited p 363 First Class Matches played by John Kiddle CricketArchive Retrieved 7 June 2022 Europeans v Parsees Bombay Presidency Match 1905 06 CricketArchive Retrieved 7 June 2022 No 29300 The London Gazette 17 September 1915 p 9238 No 30138 The London Gazette 19 June 1917 p 6061 No 29637 The London Gazette Supplement 23 June 1916 p 6306 No 30199 The London Gazette 24 July 1917 p 7494 No 30708 The London Gazette 28 May 1918 p 6234 No 31255 The London Gazette 28 March 1919 p 4045 No 32743 The London Gazette 1 September 1922 p 6385 External links editJohn Kiddle at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kiddle cricketer amp oldid 1190860915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
