Kenneth George Anson (13 January 1913 — 16 December 1993) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Indian Army and the British Army.
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| Full name | Kenneth George Anson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1913 Sevenoaks, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 1993 (aged 80) Worthing, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | James Anson (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940/41 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anson was born at Sevenoaks in January 1913 and was educated in Scotland at Fettes College.[1] From there, he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, graduating as a second lieutenant into the unattached list of the British Indian Army in February 1933.[2]
He joined the British Indian Army on the 22 September 1934[3] and was appointed to the 2nd battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles [4] with promotion to lieutenant following in May 1935.[5] He transferred to the Indian Army Ordnance Corps (on probation) on 9 May 1938.[6]
Anson served in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to captain in February 1941.[7]
While serving in British India during the war, Anson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against The Rest in the 1940–41 Bombay Pentangular Tournament.[8] He took the wicket of Vijay Hazare in The Rest's first innings for the cost of 44 runs. Batting twice in the match from the middle order, he was dismissed for a single run by Jacob Harris in the Europeans first innings, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler.[9]
Following the war, he was promoted to major in July 1946.[10] With Indian Independence in 1947, Anson was transferred from the now defunct British Indian Army to the British Army and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps,[11] with him retiring from the army as a Major and honorary Lieutenant Colonel in February 1958.[12] Anson died at Worthing in December 1993. His brother, James, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
edit- ^ "Sadly Departed - April 2021" (PDF). Fettes College. p. 85. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 33908". The London Gazette. 3 February 1933. p. 744.
- ^ "No. 34105". The London Gazette. 16 November 1934. p. 7358.
- ^ July 1939 Indian Army List
- ^ "No. 34173". The London Gazette. 21 June 1935. p. 4012.
- ^ July 1939 Indian Army List
- ^ "No. 35165". The London Gazette. 16 May 1941. p. 2827.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Anson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Europeans v The Rest, Bombay Pentangular Tournament 1940/41 (Semi-Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 38069". The London Gazette. 12 September 1947. p. 4287.
- ^ "No. 38187". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1948. p. 634.
- ^ "No. 41341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1958. p. 1839.