Robert Phayre (cricketer)

Robert Phayre
Personal information
Full name Robert Arthur Phayre
Born (1901-01-04)4 January 1901
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Died 31 December 1993(1993-12-31) (aged 92)
Camberley, Surrey, England
Career statistics
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2007

Robert Arthur Phayre DSO (4 January 1901 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England – 31 December 1993 in Camberley, Surrey)[1] was a British soldier and cricketer.[2]

Biography

After playing Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in 1922 and 1923[3] he began to serve in the Army, playing cricket whilst stationed overseas. In 1924 he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States and for Malaya against Shanghai and Hong Kong,[4] and in 1929, played two first-class matches in India.[2]

His cricket career ended in 1930 with two final matches for Oxfordshire[3] and he served in World War II, during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his part in the D-Day landings.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cricinfo profile
  2. 1 2 3 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1995, Obituaries in 1994
  3. 1 2 Minor Counties Championship matches played by Robert Phayre at CricketArchive
  4. ↑ Other matches played by Robert Phayre at CricketArchive
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