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.
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| Full name | Dunlop Crawford John Manners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 1916 Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 1994 (aged 77) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and military career
editManners was 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
edit- ^ "Player profile: Dunlop Manners". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 34347". The London Gazette. 8 December 1936. p. 7918.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dunlop Manners". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Army, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 35077". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1941. p. 959.
- ^ "No. 37635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1946. p. 3378.
- ^ "No. 39449". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 February 1952. p. 566.
- ^ "No. 40939". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1956. p. 6863.
- ^ "No. 41890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1959. p. 7850.
- ^ "No. 42435". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 August 1961. p. 5971.