Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Baronet, MC,TD,DL,JP (5 February 1884 – 4 December 1946) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, British Army officer and ship owner.
After graduating from Oxford, Lyle was commissioned in the British Army in October 1906 as a second lieutenant in the Scottish Horse Imperial Yeomanry,[6] which was renamed the Scottish Horse in 1908.[7] He married Dorothy de Hoghton, daughter of Sir James de Hoghton, in November 1908.[8] He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1911.[9] Lyle appeared in his third and final first-class cricket appearance in 1912, when he played for Scotland against the touring Australians at Raeburn Place.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Scotland first innings by Bill Whitty for 5 runs, while in their second innings he was dismissed for the same bowler for 10 runs, the second highest score in the Scottish innings of 52 all out.[10] Weeks prior to the commencement of the First World War, he was promoted to captain.[11]
World War I and later lifeedit
Lyle served during the First World War with the Scottish Horse, becoming a temporary major in October 1915,[12] which he relinquished in August 1917.[13] In January 1918, he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while leading a company during an attack with the Scottish Horse as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.[1][14][15] He was again made a temporary major in August 1918, while in 2nd in command,[16] which he relinquished following the war in May 1919.[17] Lyle spent the early part of 1920 away from the military, travelling around British India with his family. He returned from Calcutta aboard the steamship SS Khyber in April,[1] having been promoted to major in the Scottish Horse in February.[18] He was conferred the Territorial Decoration in October 1921 and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1924.[19][20] In June 1928, he was made a brevetcolonel,[21] before retiring from active service in October of the same year, retaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.[22]
Upon the death of his father in December 1933, he succeeded as the 2nd Baronet of the Lyle baronets,[8] in addition to inheriting the Lyle Shipping Company.[23] He served as a deputy lieutenant of Perthshire in 1937,[24] and was appointed vice-lieutenant in June 1940.[25] During his life he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the King's Bodyguard For Scotland, in addition to serving as a justice of the peace.[8] Lyle died at Marylebone in December 1946.[5] With his son, Ian Archibald de Hoghton Lyle, being killed in action during the Second World War, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson, Gavin Lyle.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Major Archibald Moir Park Lyle" (PDF). www.blairlogie-scotland.org. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^"Player profile: Archibald Lyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ ab"First-Class Matches played by Archibald Lyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Archibald Lyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ ab"Wisden - Obituaries in 1946". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle 2nd Baronet MC TD DL JP 5 February 1884 4 December 1946 was a Scottish first class cricketer British Army officer and ship owner Sir Archibald Lyle 2nd BaronetPersonal informationFull nameArchibald Moir Park LyleBorn5 February 1884Greenock Renfrewshire ScotlandDied4 December 1946 1946 12 04 aged 62 Marylebone London EnglandBattingUnknownBowlingUnknownDomestic team informationYearsTeam1904 1906Oxford University1912ScotlandCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 77Batting average 12 83100s 50s Top score 27Balls bowled 42Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 2 Source Cricinfo 22 May 2020 Contents 1 Early life and cricket 2 World War I and later life 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and cricket editThe son of Alexander Park Lyle he was born at Greenock in February 1884 1 He was educated at Fettes College before going up to Trinity College Oxford 2 While studying at Oxford he played first class cricket for Oxford University in 1904 and 1906 making two appearances at Oxford against Worcestershire and the Marylebone Cricket Club 3 He scored 67 runs in these two matches with a high score of 27 4 Lyle was also a successful athlete while at Oxford representing the university in 110 metres hurdles and shot put against Cambridge from 1904 06 He competed against Harvard and Yale in 1904 Lyle played rugby union for Oxford University RFC from 1902 05 5 After graduating from Oxford Lyle was commissioned in the British Army in October 1906 as a second lieutenant in the Scottish Horse Imperial Yeomanry 6 which was renamed the Scottish Horse in 1908 7 He married Dorothy de Hoghton daughter of Sir James de Hoghton in November 1908 8 He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1911 9 Lyle appeared in his third and final first class cricket appearance in 1912 when he played for Scotland against the touring Australians at Raeburn Place 3 Batting twice in the match he was dismissed in the Scotland first innings by Bill Whitty for 5 runs while in their second innings he was dismissed for the same bowler for 10 runs the second highest score in the Scottish innings of 52 all out 10 Weeks prior to the commencement of the First World War he was promoted to captain 11 World War I and later life editLyle served during the First World War with the Scottish Horse becoming a temporary major in October 1915 12 which he relinquished in August 1917 13 In January 1918 he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while leading a company during an attack with the Scottish Horse as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 1 14 15 He was again made a temporary major in August 1918 while in 2nd in command 16 which he relinquished following the war in May 1919 17 Lyle spent the early part of 1920 away from the military travelling around British India with his family He returned from Calcutta aboard the steamship SS Khyber in April 1 having been promoted to major in the Scottish Horse in February 18 He was conferred the Territorial Decoration in October 1921 and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1924 19 20 In June 1928 he was made a brevet colonel 21 before retiring from active service in October of the same year retaining the rank of lieutenant colonel 22 Upon the death of his father in December 1933 he succeeded as the 2nd Baronet of the Lyle baronets 8 in addition to inheriting the Lyle Shipping Company 23 He served as a deputy lieutenant of Perthshire in 1937 24 and was appointed vice lieutenant in June 1940 25 During his life he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers the King s Bodyguard For Scotland in addition to serving as a justice of the peace 8 Lyle died at Marylebone in December 1946 5 With his son Ian Archibald de Hoghton Lyle being killed in action during the Second World War he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson Gavin Lyle 8 References edit a b c Major Archibald Moir Park Lyle PDF www blairlogie scotland org Retrieved 23 May 2020 Player profile Archibald Lyle CricketArchive Retrieved 23 May 2020 a b First Class Matches played by Archibald Lyle CricketArchive Retrieved 23 May 2020 First class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Archibald Lyle CricketArchive Retrieved 23 May 2020 a b Wisden Obituaries in 1946 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 23 May 2020 No 27967 The London Gazette 13 November 1906 p 7630 No 28195 The London Gazette 10 November 1908 p 8167 a b c d Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle 2nd Bt www thepeerage com Retrieved 23 May 2020 No 28482 The London Gazette 4 April 1911 p 2705 Scotland v Australians 1912 CricketArchive Retrieved 23 May 2020 No 28849 The London Gazette 14 July 1914 p 5452 No 29494 The London Gazette Supplement 29 February 1916 p 2319 No 30231 The London Gazette Supplement 14 August 1917 p 8304 No 30482 The London Gazette Supplement 15 January 1918 p 957 No 30651 The London Gazette Supplement 23 April 1918 p 5007 No 30957 The London Gazette Supplement 15 October 1918 p 12241 No 31325 The London Gazette Supplement 2 May 1919 p 5628 No 31984 The London Gazette Supplement 16 July 1920 p 7648 No 32755 The London Gazette 13 October 1922 p 7208 No 32965 The London Gazette 15 August 1924 p 6139 No 33400 The London Gazette 3 June 1928 p 4499 No 33439 The London Gazette 16 November 1928 p 7468 Lyle Shipping Co Glasgow www mariners list com Retrieved 23 May 2020 No 34366 The London Gazette 2 February 1937 p 716 No 15735 The Edinburgh Gazette 20 August 1940 p 538 External links editSir Archibald Lyle 2nd Baronet at ESPNcricinfoBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded bySir Alexander Lyle Baronet of Glendelvine 1933 1946 Succeeded bySir Gavin Lyle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Archibald Lyle 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1215520028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
