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	'''George Lumley Whatford''' (20 July 1878 – 22 November 1915) was an English [[cricket]]er. Whatford's [[batting (cricket)\|batting]] style is unknown. He was also a [[British Army\|British]] and [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]] officer. The son of Jack Henry Whatford and Emily Rose Whatford, he was born at [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]],<ref name="HON"/> and educated at [[Harrow School]].		'''George Lumley Whatford''' (20 July 1878 – 22 November 1915) was an English [[cricket]]er. Whatford's [[batting (cricket)\|batting]] style is unknown. He was also a [[British Army\|British]] and [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]] officer. The son of Jack Henry Whatford and Emily Rose Whatford, he was born at [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]],<ref name="HON"/> and educated at [[Harrow School]].

	By 1900, Whatford was serving in the [[British Army]] as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[South Staffordshire Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27194 \|date=22 May 1900 \|page=3253 }}</ref> He was still serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in February 1902, when he transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in the [[British Indian Army]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27469 \|date=29 August 1902 \|page=5608 }}</ref> The following year he was serving in the 6 Madras Infantry, where he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] in that year.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27570 \|date=30 June 1903 \|page=4098 }}</ref> In 1904, Whatford made his [[first-class cricket\|first-class]] debut in cricket for [[Sussex County Cricket Club\|Sussex]] against [[Somerset County Cricket Club\|Somerset]] at the [[Recreation Ground (Bath)\|Recreation Ground, Bath]], in the [[1904 County Championship]], though in a match affected by the elements, Whatford wasn't required to bat.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6556.html\|title=Somerset v Sussex, 1904 County Championship\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> He made a second first-class appearance in that same season against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club\|Gloucestershire]] at the [[County Ground, Bristol\|Ashley Down Ground, Bristol]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33759/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by George Whatford\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> Whatford scored 8 runs in Sussex's first-innings, before he was dismissed by [[Henry Huggins (cricketer)\|Henry Huggins]], while in their second-innings he was [[run out]] for 13 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6559.html\|title=Gloucestershire v Sussex, 1904 County Championship\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		By 1900, Whatford was serving in the [[British Army]] as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[South Staffordshire Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27194 \|date=22 May 1900 \|page=3253 }}</ref> He was still serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in February 1902, when he transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in the [[British Indian Army]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27469 \|date=29 August 1902 \|page=5608 }}</ref> The following year he was serving in the 6 Madras Infantry, where he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] in that year.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27570 \|date=30 June 1903 \|page=4098 }}</ref> In 1904, Whatford made his [[first-class cricket\|first-class]] debut in cricket for [[Sussex County Cricket Club\|Sussex]] against [[Somerset County Cricket Club\|Somerset]] at the [[Recreation Ground (Bath)\|Recreation Ground, Bath]], in the [[1904 County Championship]], though in a match affected by the elements, Whatford wasn't required to bat.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6556.html\|title=Somerset v Sussex, 1904 County Championship\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> He made a second first-class appearance in that same season against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club\|Gloucestershire]] at the [[County Ground, Bristol\|Ashley Down Ground, Bristol]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33759/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by George Whatford\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> Whatford scored 8 runs in Sussex's first-innings, before he was dismissed by [[Henry Huggins (cricketer)\|Henry Huggins]], while in their second-innings he was [[run out]] for 13 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6559.html\|title=Gloucestershire v Sussex, 1904 County Championship\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref>

	By 1909, he was serving in the [[British Raj]] with the [[66th Punjabis]]. It was in this year that he was promoted to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=28271 \|date=16 July 1909 \|page=5470 }}</ref>		By 1909, he was serving in the [[British Raj]] with the [[66th Punjabis]]. It was in this year that he was promoted to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=28271 \|date=16 July 1909 \|page=5470 }}</ref>
	His service continued in to [[World War I]], during which he was killed in action in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] at the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)\|Battle of Ctesiphon]] on 22 November 1915. Prior to his death he was due to be promoted to the rank of [[Major (British Army)\|Major]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=30017 \|date=13 April 1917 \|page=3510 }}</ref> No known grave exists for Whatford, though his name is commemorated on The [[Basra]] Memorial.<ref name="HON">{{cite web\|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Eastbourne_WW1_W.html\|title=Eastbourne War Memorial Surnames W\|publisher=roll-of-honour.com\|accessdate=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> His brother, [[Stuart Whatford]], also fought and was killed in World War I.		His service continued in to [[World War I]], during which he was killed in action in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] at the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)\|Battle of Ctesiphon]] on 22 November 1915. Prior to his death he was due to be promoted to the rank of [[Major (British Army)\|Major]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=30017 \|date=13 April 1917 \|page=3510 }}</ref> No known grave exists for Whatford, though his name is commemorated on The [[Basra]] Memorial.<ref name="HON">{{cite web\|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Eastbourne_WW1_W.html\|title=Eastbourne War Memorial Surnames W\|publisher=roll-of-honour.com\|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> His brother, [[Stuart Whatford]], also fought and was killed in World War I.

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|English cricketer}}
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| birth_place = [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]], [[England]]
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| death_place = [[Ctesiphon]], [[Ottoman Iraq]], <br>[[Ottoman Empire]]
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| date = 26 January
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22877.html Cricinfo
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'''George Lumley Whatford''' (20 July 1878 – 22 November 1915) was an English [[cricket]]er. Whatford's [[batting (cricket)|batting]] style is unknown. He was also a [[British Army|British]] and [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] officer. The son of Jack Henry Whatford and Emily Rose Whatford, he was born at [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]],<ref name="HON"/> and educated at [[Harrow School]].

By 1900, Whatford was serving in the [[British Army]] as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[South Staffordshire Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27194 |date=22 May 1900 |page=3253 }}</ref> He was still serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in February 1902, when he transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in the [[British Indian Army]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27469 |date=29 August 1902 |page=5608 }}</ref> The following year he was serving in the 6 Madras Infantry, where he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in that year.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27570 |date=30 June 1903 |page=4098 }}</ref> In 1904, Whatford made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut in cricket for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] at the [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground, Bath]], in the [[1904 County Championship]], though in a match affected by the elements, Whatford wasn't required to bat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6556.html|title=Somerset v Sussex, 1904 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=26 January 2022}}</ref> He made a second first-class appearance in that same season against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] at the [[County Ground, Bristol|Ashley Down Ground, Bristol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33759/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by George Whatford|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=26 January 2022}}</ref> Whatford scored 8 runs in Sussex's first-innings, before he was dismissed by [[Henry Huggins (cricketer)|Henry Huggins]], while in their second-innings he was [[run out]] for 13 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6559.html|title=Gloucestershire v Sussex, 1904 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=26 January 2022}}</ref>

By 1909, he was serving in the [[British Raj]] with the [[66th Punjabis]]. It was in this year that he was promoted to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28271 |date=16 July 1909 |page=5470 }}</ref>
His service continued in to [[World War I]], during which he was killed in action in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] at the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)|Battle of Ctesiphon]] on 22 November 1915. Prior to his death he was due to be promoted to the rank of [[Major (British Army)|Major]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30017 |date=13 April 1917 |page=3510 }}</ref> No known grave exists for Whatford, though his name is commemorated on The [[Basra]] Memorial.<ref name="HON">{{cite web|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Eastbourne_WW1_W.html|title=Eastbourne War Memorial Surnames W|publisher=roll-of-honour.com|accessdate=26 January 2022}}</ref> His brother, [[Stuart Whatford]], also fought and was killed in World War I.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22877.html George Whatford] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33759/33759.html George Whatford] at CricketArchive

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