Charles Richard Garrett (3 March 1901 – 16 February 1968) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
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| Full name | Charles Richard Garrett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1901 Puri, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 February 1968 (aged 66) Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Garrett was born in British India at Puri in March 1901. He attended the Britannia Royal Naval College, graduating into the Royal Navy as an acting sub-lieutenant, with confirmation in the rank following in January 1921.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in December 1922.[2] Garrett made his debut in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1926. He made three further first-class appearances for the navy in 1929, playing against the Marylebone Cricket Club, the Army and the Royal Air Force.[3] Playing as a bowler, he took a total of 7 wickets in his four matches, with best figures of 3 for 124.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant commander in December 1930,[5] before being placed on the retired list at his own request in January 1934.[6] He came out of retirement during the Second World War, during which he was promoted to commander in March 1941 and mentioned in dispatches in November 1944.[7][8] He died in Kenya in February 1968.
References
edit- ^ "No. 32196". The London Gazette. 18 January 1921. p. 469.
- ^ "No. 22786". The London Gazette. 12 January 1923. p. 301.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Garrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Garrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 33671". The London Gazette. 19 December 1930. p. 8155.
- ^ "No. 34020". The London Gazette. 2 February 1934. p. 751.
- ^ "No. 35110". The London Gazette. 18 March 1941. p. 1599.
- ^ "No. 36794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1944. p. 5218.