After graduating from Oxford, Farebrother served in the Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1940.[5] He served in the Italian campaign and was erroneously reported as killed in action in Italy in the 1945 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[1] He continued to serve with the Grenadier Guards after the war, gaining the rank of lieutenant in January 1949.[6] By the 1950s, Farebrother was working as a schoolmaster and in 1956 he was appointed to the post of headmaster at St Peter's School, Seaford.[1] During the 1956–57 Christmas holidays, he was the personal tutor to Charles, Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.[7] Farebrother was the headmaster at Seaford until his retirement in 1982,[1] which resulted in the closure of the school in the same year. He died at Seaford in September 1987.
References
^ abcd"Wisden - Obituaries in 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^"Player profile: Michael Farebrother". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^"First-Class Matches played by Michael Farebrother". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^"Oxford University v Minor Counties, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
michael, farebrother, michael, humphrey, farebrother, february, 1920, september, 1987, english, first, class, cricketer, educator, personal, informationfull, namemichael, humphrey, farebrotherborn28, february, 1920chelsea, london, englanddied27, september, 198. Michael Humphrey Farebrother 28 February 1920 27 September 1987 was an English first class cricketer and educator Michael FarebrotherPersonal informationFull nameMichael Humphrey FarebrotherBorn28 February 1920Chelsea London EnglandDied27 September 1987 1987 09 27 aged 67 Seaford Sussex EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingLeft arm fast mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1939Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 1Batting average 0 50100s 50s Top score 1Balls bowled 224Wickets 4Bowling average 32 005 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 2 49Catches stumpings 2 Source Cricinfo 2 May 2020Farebrother was born at Chelsea in February 1920 He was educated at Eton College 1 before going up to Trinity College Oxford 2 While studying at Oxford he made a single appearance in first class cricket for Oxford University against a combined Minor Counties cricket team at Oxford in 1939 3 Playing as a left arm fast medium bowler he took the wickets of Frank Dennis and David Watson in the Minor Counties first innings while in their second innings he dismissed Alan Parnaby and Watson finishing with match figures of 4 for 128 4 With the declaration of war on Germany in September 1939 Farebrother s first class career came to a premature end though he did complete his studies After graduating from Oxford Farebrother served in the Second World War with the Grenadier Guards being commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1940 5 He served in the Italian campaign and was erroneously reported as killed in action in Italy in the 1945 edition of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1 He continued to serve with the Grenadier Guards after the war gaining the rank of lieutenant in January 1949 6 By the 1950s Farebrother was working as a schoolmaster and in 1956 he was appointed to the post of headmaster at St Peter s School Seaford 1 During the 1956 57 Christmas holidays he was the personal tutor to Charles Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle 7 Farebrother was the headmaster at Seaford until his retirement in 1982 1 which resulted in the closure of the school in the same year He died at Seaford in September 1987 References Edit a b c d Wisden Obituaries in 1987 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 3 May 2020 Player profile Michael Farebrother CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2020 First Class Matches played by Michael Farebrother CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2020 Oxford University v Minor Counties 1939 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 May 2020 No 35040 The London Gazette Supplement 10 January 1941 p 251 No 38735 The London Gazette Supplement 14 October 1949 p 4896 Prince Charles Has A New Teacher Daily Herald 2 January 1957 p 1External links EditMichael Farebrother at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Farebrother amp oldid 1123248612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
