| Born |
24 August 1916 Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States |
|---|---|
| Died |
14 August 1994 (aged 77) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Dunlop Crawford John Manners (24 August 1916 – 14 August 1994) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Manners served with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) from 1936–1961, during which he served in the Second World War and played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team.
Life and military career[]
Manners born at Kuala Lumpur in the Federated Malay States, before coming to England where was educated at Lancing College.[1] After completing his education, he chose a career in the British Army and enlisted with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) as a second lieutenant in December 1936.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1939.[3] Batting once in the match, Manners scored 33 not out in the Army first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket, that of Patrick Dickinson in the Cambridge University first-innings.[4] He served with the Buffs in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in January 1941.[5] Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of captain in July 1946,[6] with promotion to the rank of major coming in January 1952.[7] He was made a brevet lieutenant colonel in November 1956,[8] and achieved the full rank in December 1959.[9] Manners retired from active service in August 1961.[10] He later emigrated to South Africa, where he died at Durban in August 1994.
References[]
- ↑ "Player profile: Dunlop Manners". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31199/31199.html. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ↑ "No. 34347". 8 December 1936. p. 7918. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34347/page/7918
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Dunlop Manners". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31199/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Army, 1939". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16985.html. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ↑ "No. 35077". 14 February 1941. p. 959. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35077/supplement/959
- ↑ "No. 37635". 28 June 1946. p. 3378. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37635/supplement/3378
- ↑ "No. 39449". 25 February 1952. p. 566. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39449/supplement/566
- ↑ "No. 40939". 30 November 1956. p. 6863. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40939/supplement/6863
- ↑ "No. 41890". 8 December 1959. p. 7850. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41890/supplement/7850
- ↑ "No. 42435". 11 August 1961. p. 5971. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42435/supplement/5971
External links[]
- Player profile: D from ESPNcricinfo
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