William Henry Goudge OBE (29 October 1877 – 31 May 1967) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy chaplain, serving between 1902 and 1931. He also played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club.
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| Full name | William Henry Goudge | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1877 Highworth, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1967 (aged 89) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1896–1899 | Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||
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Life and naval career
editGoudge was born in September 1877 at Highworth, Wiltshire. He was educated at Bath College before accepting a mathematics scholarship to Pembroke College, Oxford.[1] Although awarded his scholarship on the back of his academic achievements in mathematics, he instead studied theology at Pembroke, graduating with a B.A.
He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship, and would make 22 appearances for Wiltshire between 1896 and 1899.[2] After graduating from Pembroke, he was appointed as a chaplain in the Royal Navy in September 1902,[3] while in February the following year he was appointed as an instructor.[4]
Following the First World War he played first-class cricket as an opening batsman for the Royal Navy,[5] making his debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1919.[6] He made four further first-class appearances between 1919 and 1923, all against the British Army cricket team at Lord's.[6] He scored 191 runs in his five first-class matches at an average of 19.10, with a high score of 58.[7] He stood as an umpire in the first-class fixture between the Royal Navy and the touring New Zealanders in 1927.[8]
He retired from active service at his own request in December 1931,[9] and the following month he was made an OBE in the 1932 New Year Honours.[10] He died at Cheltenham in May 1967.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Manchester Guardian, Wednesday, May 6, 1896; pg. 11
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 27477". The London Gazette. 26 September 1902. p. 6510.
- ^ "No. 27530". The London Gazette. 27 February 1903. p. 1337.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1967". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "William Goudge as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 33776". The London Gazette. 1 December 1931. p. 7739.
- ^ "No. 14823". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 January 1932. p. 15.