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[[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] '''Terence Esmond Maxwell Battersby''' (29 October 1893 – 10 January 1972) was an English [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer. Battersby was a left-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]]. He was born in [[Meerut]], then in the [[British Raj]], before moving back to [[England]] where he was educated at [[Marlborough College]]. There he played for the college cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/all_teams.html|title=Teams Terence Battersby played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> | [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] '''Terence Esmond Maxwell Battersby''' (29 October 1893 – 10 January 1972) was an English [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer. Battersby was a left-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]]. He was born in [[Meerut]], then in the [[British Raj]], before moving back to [[England]] where he was educated at [[Marlborough College]]. There he played for the college cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/all_teams.html|title=Teams Terence Battersby played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> | ||
Battersby represented [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]] in the 1913 [[Minor Counties Championship]], playing a single match against [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club|Lincolnshire]].<ref name = "MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Terence Battersby|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> Battersby was mentioned in the [[London Gazette]] in February 1914 as having graduated from the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Royal Military College]] with the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28687 |date=4 February 1913 |page=845 }}</ref> | Battersby represented [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]] in the 1913 [[Minor Counties Championship]], playing a single match against [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club|Lincolnshire]].<ref name = "MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Terence Battersby|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> Battersby was mentioned in the [[London Gazette]] in February 1914 as having graduated from the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Royal Military College]] with the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28687 |date=4 February 1913 |page=845 }}</ref> After graduating he joined the [[Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment]] who he served in the [[World War I|First World War]] within the regiments 1st Battalion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leinster-regiment-association.org.uk/history/20th/1st_bn.htm|title=1st Bn, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment – 1914|publisher=leinster-regiment-association.org.uk|accessdate=18 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003162725/http://www.leinster-regiment-association.org.uk/history/20th/1st_bn.htm|archivedate=3 October 2011}}</ref> He was once again mentioned in a supplement to the Gazette in 1920, detailing his special appointment to Vice [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] while still serving in the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31926 |date=1 June 1920 |supp=y |page=6153 }}</ref> | ||
A decade later he made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans (India)]] against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]], before playing a further first-class match in that | A decade later he made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans (India)]] against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]], before playing a further first-class match in that 1923–24 season against the [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]].<ref name = "FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Terence Battersby|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> Returning to England once more, he played a further first-class match in 1926 for the [[British Army cricket team|Army]] against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]].<ref name = "FCM"/> In his three first-class appearances he scored 110 runs at a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 18.33, with a high score of 41. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 63.00. | ||
He later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for [[Devon County Cricket Club|Devon]], making his debut for the county in the 1930 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Dorset County Cricket Club|Dorset]]. He continued to play [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Devon until the [[1932 English cricket season|following season]].<ref name = "MCM"/> | He later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for [[Devon County Cricket Club|Devon]], making his debut for the county in the 1930 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Dorset County Cricket Club|Dorset]]. He continued to play [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Devon until the [[1932 English cricket season|following season]].<ref name = "MCM"/> Battersby was in Devon as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of The [[Devonshire Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://generals.dk/general/Battersby/Tereence_Esmond_Maxwell/Great_Britain.html|title=Biography of Brigadier Terence Esmond Maxwell Battersby|publisher=generals.dk|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> By 1940, Battersby was a [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] in charge of the Infantry Record and Pay Office in [[Exeter]].<ref name = "UHIST">{{cite web|url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_B02.html|title=British Army Officers|publisher=unithistories.com|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> Later in 1940, he was promoted to Acting [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] and in November 1940 he was placed as the commanding officer of the [[216th Brigade (United Kingdom)|216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)]], a Home Defence brigade which formed part of the [[Northumberland County Division]]. He held the position until 1 July 1941.<ref name = "UHIST"/><ref>{{Joslen-OOB|page=379}}</ref> In 1943 he was promoted to Honorary Brigadier on the date of his retirement.<ref name = "UHIST"/> For the next ten years he was part of the Regular Army Reserve of Officers, until in 1953 his age meant he could no longer be a reserve officer.<ref name = "UHIST"/> | ||
Battersby died on 10 January 1972 in [[Goring Heath]], [[Berkshire]]. | Battersby died on 10 January 1972 in [[Goring Heath]], [[Berkshire]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10255.html Terence Battersby] at [[ESPNcricinfo]] | *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10255.html Terence Battersby] at [[ESPNcricinfo]] | ||
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/12925.html Terence Battersby] at CricketArchive | *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12925/12925.html Terence Battersby] at CricketArchive | ||
*[https://generals.dk/general/Battersby/Terence_Esmond_Maxwell/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II] | |||
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[[Category:Europeans cricketers]] | [[Category:Europeans cricketers]] | ||
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[[Category:British Army cricketers]] | [[Category:British Army cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:Devon cricketers]] | [[Category:Devon cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:Devonshire Regiment officers]] | [[Category:Devonshire Regiment officers]] | ||
[[Category:British Army | [[Category:British Army brigadiers of World War II]] | ||
[[Category:British Home Guard officers]] | [[Category:British Home Guard officers]] | ||
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich]] | |||
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| Full name | Terence Esmond Maxwell Battersby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1893 Meerut, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1972 (aged 78) Goring Heath, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1930–1932 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923/24 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brigadier Terence Esmond Maxwell Battersby (29 October 1893 – 10 January 1972) was an English cricketer and British Army officer. Battersby was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Meerut, then in the British Raj, before moving back to England where he was educated at Marlborough College. There he played for the college cricket team.[1]
Battersby represented Suffolk in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship, playing a single match against Lincolnshire.[2] Battersby was mentioned in the London Gazette in February 1914 as having graduated from the Royal Military College with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.[3] After graduating he joined the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment who he served in the First World War within the regiments 1st Battalion.[4] He was once again mentioned in a supplement to the Gazette in 1920, detailing his special appointment to Vice Captain while still serving in the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment.[5]
A decade later he made his first-class debut for the Europeans (India) against the Parsees, before playing a further first-class match in that 1923–24 season against the Hindus.[6] Returning to England once more, he played a further first-class match in 1926 for the Army against Oxford University.[6] In his three first-class appearances he scored 110 runs at a batting average of 18.33, with a high score of 41. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 63.00.
He later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Devon, making his debut for the county in the 1930 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset. He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Devon until the following season.[2] Battersby was in Devon as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of The Devonshire Regiment.[7] By 1940, Battersby was a Colonel in charge of the Infantry Record and Pay Office in Exeter.[8] Later in 1940, he was promoted to Acting Brigadier and in November 1940 he was placed as the commanding officer of the 216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), a Home Defence brigade which formed part of the Northumberland County Division. He held the position until 1 July 1941.[8][9] In 1943 he was promoted to Honorary Brigadier on the date of his retirement.[8] For the next ten years he was part of the Regular Army Reserve of Officers, until in 1953 his age meant he could no longer be a reserve officer.[8]
Battersby died on 10 January 1972 in Goring Heath, Berkshire.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Teams Terence Battersby played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Terence Battersby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "No. 28687". The London Gazette. 4 February 1913. p. 845.
- ↑ "1st Bn, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment – 1914". leinster-regiment-association.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "No. 31926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1920. p. 6153.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "First-Class Matches played by Terence Battersby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "Biography of Brigadier Terence Esmond Maxwell Battersby". generals.dk. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "British Army Officers". unithistories.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ Template:Joslen-OOB
External links[edit | edit source]
- Terence Battersby at ESPNcricinfo
- Terence Battersby at CricketArchive
- Generals of World War II