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List of Royal Air Force first-class cricketers

From their first match in 1922 to their final match in 1946, 63 players represented the Royal Air Force cricket team in first-class cricket. A first-class match is a domestic cricket match between two representative teams, each having first-class status, as determined by the governing body for cricket in the country where the match is being played.[1] First-class matches consist of matches of three or more days' duration, between two teams of eleven players, played on turf pitches.[1]

A view of the playing area of The Oval (pictured) in London
The Royal Air Force played seven of their eleven first-class matches at The Oval (pictured).

The Royal Air Force was formed during World War I in 1918, with the Royal Air Force cricket team being formed in 1919 and playing its first against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in the same year.

This list includes all players who have played at least one first-class match and is initially arranged in the order of debut appearance. Where more than one player won their first cap in the same match, those players are initially listed by batting order at the time of debut.

Key

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General

  • ‡ – Captain
  • † – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of debut for RAF
  • Last – Year of latest match played for RAF
  • Mat – Number of matches played for RAF

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

List of players

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No. Name Nationality First Last Mat Inn Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
Batting Bowling Fielding
01 Jack Hobbs[2]   England 1922 1922 1 1 27 27 27.00 0 0 – – 1 0
02 Wally Hardinge[3]   England 1922 1922 1 2 107 97 107.00 0 0 – – 0 0
03 Alfred Jeacocke[4]   England 1922 1922 1 2 14 7 7.00 0 0 – – 1 0
04 Frank Woolley[5]   England 1922 1922 1 2 16 10 8.00 150 10 5/31 6.60 1 0
05 Percy Fender[6] ♠   England 1922 1922 1 2 15 13 15.00 66 1 1/19 22.00 3 0
06 Harold Gilligan[7]   England 1922 1922 1 1 11 11 11.00 18 0 – – 2 0
07 Francis Musson[8]   England 1922 1922 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 – – 0 0
08 George Geary[9]   England 1922 1922 1 1 10 10 10.00 204 6 3/20 9.16 0 0
09 Charlie Parker[10]   England 1922 1922 1 1 0 0 0.00 87 3 2/8 9.00 0 0
10 Abe Waddington[11]   England 1922 1922 1 1 4 4 4.00 60 0 – – 0 0
11 Stanley Amor[12] †   England 1922 1922 1 1 1 1* – 0 0 – – 1 3
12 Edward Northway[13]   England 1927 1928 3 6 132 83 26.40 0 0 – – 1 0
13 Morton Shapcott[14]   England 1927 1932 4 8 246 68 35.14 0 0 – – 2 0
14 Charles Blount[15] ♠   England 1927 1930 6 10 383 110 38.30 530 12 3/16 24.58 9 0
15 Gerald Livock[16] †   England 1927 1932 2 4 98 43 32.66 0 0 – – 3 1
16 Reginald Fulljames[17]   England 1927 1932 8 14 173 47 14.41 1,659 38 7/25 20.92 7 0
17 Ernest Fawcus[18]   England 1927 1929 5 8 291 115 41.57 453 8 4/51 25.75 4 0
18 Cecil Wigglesworth[19]   England 1927 1927 1 1 19 19 19.00 24 0 – – 0 0
19 Brian Baker[20] ♠   England 1927 1932 8 13 303 66 25.25 0 0 – – 5 0
20 Leslie Bray[21]   England 1927 1927 1 1 1 1* – 0 0 – – 1 0
21 Peter Utley[22]   England 1927 1928 3 3 39 30 13.00 702 11 3/18 21.18 3 0
22 Cyril Cooke[23]   England 1927 1930 6 8 51 20 8.50 1,033 23 7/76 21.30 4 0
23 Walter Beisiegel[24] ♠   England 1928 1931 5 8 172 54 24.57 0 0 – – 4 0
24 Victor Croome[25] †   England 1928 1930 5 8 124 36 17.71 0 0 – – 6 4
25 Leonard Slatter[26]   England 1928 1928 1 1 1 1* – 72 0 – – 0 0
26 Cyril Adams[27]   England 1928 1932 5 10 173 46* 19.22 646 11 3/62 33.90 4 0
27 Edmund Hudleston[28]   England 1929 1931 4 7 97 38 13.85 0 0 – – 1 0
28 Charles Steele[29]   England 1929 1929 2 3 147 63 49.00 0 0 – – 0 0
29 Douglas Macfadyen[30]   England 1929 1931 2 4 11 9 2.75 164 2 2/59 31.50 0 0
30 Leonard Jennings[31]   England 1929 1930 2 3 55 45* 27.50 30 0 – – 1 0
31 Ronald Sugden[32]   England 1929 1930 2 3 17 12 5.66 90 0 – – 0 0
32 Jack Holmes[33] ♠   England 1930 1932 3 6 166 59 27.66 336 84 – – 2 0
33 Nigel Jerram[34]   England 1930 1930 1 1 78 43* 78.00 0 0 – – 1 0
34 Tom Pollitt[35]   England 1931 1931 1 2 20 14 10.00 0 0 – – 2 0
35 Geoffrey Longfield[36]   England 1931 1932 2 4 36 26 9.00 210 2 2/51 69.00 0 0
36 Douglas Bader[37]   England 1931 1931 1 2 66 65 33.00 0 0 – – 0 0
37 Francis Hodder[38]   Ireland 1931 1931 1 1 11 10* – 168 1 1/69 69.00 1 0
38 Holford White[39]   England 1932 1932 1 2 50 25 25.00 0 0 – – 0 0
39 Colin Boumphrey[40]   England 1932 1932 1 2 31 31 15.50 0 0 – – 0 0
40 Roy Scoggins[41]   England 1932 1932 1 2 1 1 0.50 172 5 5/112 22.40 0 0
41 Geoffrey Udal[42]   England 1932 1932 1 2 0 0* – 138 2 2/105 52.50 1 0
42 Cyril Washbrook[43]   England 1945 1945 1 2 76 44 38.00 0 0 – – 0 0
43 Stan Squires[44]   England 1945 1945 1 2 7 6 3.50 24 0 – – 0 0
44 Bill Edrich[45]   England 1945 1945 1 2 95 50* 95.00 96 2 1/31 32.00 0 0
45 Bob Wyatt[46] ♠   England 1945 1945 1 2 57 51 57.00 0 0 – – 1 0
46 George Cox[47]   England 1945 1945 1 2 36 31 18.00 0 0 – – 0 0
47 Dennis Brookes[48]   England 1945 1945 1 1 20 20 20.00 0 0 – – 0 2
48 Albert Nutter[49]   England 1945 1945 1 1 0 0 0.00 138 2 2/60 40.00 0 0
49 Syd Buller[50] †   England 1945 1945 1 1 9 9* – 258 0 – – 0 0
50 Reg Partridge[51]   England 1945 1945 1 1 0 0* – 108 3 3/41 24.33 0 0
51 Austin Matthews[52]   Wales 1945 1945 1 0 – – – 198 5 3/18 15.66 0 0
52 Neville Shelmerdine[53]   England 1945 1945 1 0 – – – 0 0 – – 0 0
53 Hugh Sells[54]   England 1946 1946 1 2 46 26 23.00 0 0 – – 1 0
54 Thomas Thornton[55]   England 1946 1946 1 2 29 23 14.50 48 0 – – 0 0
55 Don Kenyon[56]   England 1946 1946 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 – – 1 0
56 Luke White[57]   England 1946 1946 1 2 75 46 37.50 0 0 – – 0 0
57 Leo Harrison[58] †   England 1946 1946 1 2 33 30 16.50 0 0 – – 2 2
58 Brian Trubshaw[59]   England 1946 1946 1 2 2 1 1.00 0 0 – – 0 0
59 Alan Shirreff[60] ♠   England 1946 1946 1 2 16 16 8.00 216 6 4/39 17.66 0 0
60 Bernard Constable[61]   England 1946 1946 1 2 71 56* 71.00 186 5 5/131 26.20 2 0
61 Myles Boddington[62]   England 1946 1946 1 2 23 23 11.50 18 0 – – 1 0
62 William Faulkner[63]   England 1946 1946 1 2 23 18 11.50 144 0 – – 1 0
63 Norman Gavin[64]   England 1946 1946 1 2 52 29 52.00 204 3 3/76 34.00 1 0

References

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  4. ^ "Player Profile: Alfred Jeacocke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Frank Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Percy Fender". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Harold Gilligan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Francis Musson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Player Profile: George Geary". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Charlie Parker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Player Profile: Abe Waddington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Player Profile: Stanley Amor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Northway". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Morton Shapcott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Charles Blount". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Player Profile: Gerald Livock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Reginald Fulljames". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Player Profile: Ernest Fawcus". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Player Profile: Cecil Wigglesworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Player Profile: Brian Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Player Profile: Leslie Bray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Player Profile: Peter Utley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  23. ^ "Player Profile: Cyril Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  24. ^ "Player Profile: Walter Beisiegel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  25. ^ "Player Profile: Victor Croome". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Player Profile: Leonard Slatter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  27. ^ "Player Profile: Cyril Adams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  28. ^ "Player Profile: Edmund Hudleston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  29. ^ "Player Profile: Charles Steele". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  30. ^ "Player Profile: Douglas MacFadyen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  31. ^ "Player Profile: Leonard Jennings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  32. ^ "Player Profile: Ronald Sugden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  33. ^ "Player Profile: Jack Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  34. ^ "Player Profile: Nigel Jerram". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  35. ^ "Player Profile: Tom Pollitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  36. ^ "Player Profile: Geoffrey Longfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  37. ^ "Player Profile: Douglas Bader". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  38. ^ "Player Profile: Francis Hodder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  39. ^ "Player Profile: Holford White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  40. ^ "Player Profile: Colin Boumphrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  41. ^ "Player Profile: Roy Scoggins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  42. ^ "Player Profile: Geoffrey Udal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  43. ^ "Player Profile: Cyril Washbrook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  44. ^ "Player Profile: Stan Squires". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  45. ^ "Player Profile: Bill Edrich". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  46. ^ "Player Profile: Bob Wyatt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  47. ^ "Player Profile: George Cox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  48. ^ "Player Profile: Dennis Brookes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  49. ^ "Player Profile: Albert Nutter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  50. ^ "Player Profile: Syd Buller". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  51. ^ "Player Profile: Reg Partridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  52. ^ "Player Profile: Austin Matthews". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  53. ^ "Player Profile: Neville Shelmerdine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  54. ^ "Player Profile: Hugh Sells". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  55. ^ "Player Profile: Thomas Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  56. ^ "Player Profile: Don Kenyon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  57. ^ "Player Profile: Luke White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  58. ^ "Player Profile: Leo Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  59. ^ "Player Profile: Brian Trubshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  60. ^ "Player Profile: Alan Shirreff". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  61. ^ "Player Profile: Bernard Constable". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  62. ^ "Player Profile: Myles Boddington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  63. ^ "Player Profile: William Faulkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  64. ^ "Player Profile: Norman Gavin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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