Herbert Montandon "Monty" Garland-Wells (14 November 1907 – 6 June 1993) was an English amateur cricketer. His first-class career, first with Oxford University and then with Surrey, lasted from 1927 until 1939, being terminated by the outbreak of World War II. He was a middle-order batsman and a bowler of medium-pace cutters. He captained Surrey in his final season. He was also a good enough footballer to play for the England amateur team in one match in 1930 as the goalkeeper. He played 11 games in the Football League for Clapton Orient. He also played for Fulham in a London Challenge Cup match in 1930 as a goalkeeper.[1]
Monty Garland-Wells
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Montandon Garland-Wells
Born
(1907-11-14)14 November 1907 Brockley, London, England
Died
6 June 1993(1993-06-06) (aged 85) Brighton, Sussex, England
1928 was easily his best season with the bat. He reached one thousand runs for the only time, with 1270 at an average of 43.79. He also made two of his four centuries, including his highest score of 128.
After his university days, his batting declined. Even so, he, Errol Holmes and Freddie Brown, three amateurs of aggressive intent who often followed one another in the batting order, were referred to at Surrey as the "Biff-Bang Boys". His most memorable moment with the ball was to bowl Don Bradman for 32 in 1930 when he was en route to his thousand runs in May.[2]
Under his captaincy in 1939, Surrey made an excellent start, but then faded to finish eighth, having been third the previous season. Nevertheless, his Wisden obituary is complimentary about his leadership. He is described as displaying "a touch of unorthodoxy in the tradition of Percy Fender". He was liked by the professional players, showing no sign of any amateur aloofness. According to David Lemmon, he wrote: "For myself, I loved every moment of 1939 and other years when I played for Surrey."
At the end of the season, the war began, and his career as a solicitor prevented him from resuming in 1946. Thereafter his main sports were golf and bowls.
According to Wisden:
During the war his name was informally used as a code word in North Africa: Garland-Wells = Monty = Montgomery. This was more impenetrable to the Germans than the most complicated cipher.
ReferencesEdit
^Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. p. 97. ISBN1-899468-67-6.
^Scorecard showing his dismissal of Bradman. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
David Lemmon, The History of Surrey County Cricket Club, Christopher Helm, 1989, ISBN0-7470-2010-8, pp192&196.
August 29, 2023
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