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'''Eustace Frederick Rutter''' (20 June 1870 – 13 May 1915) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer.
'''Eustace Frederick Rutter''' (20 June 1870 – 13 May 1915) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer.


The son of the cricketer [[Frederick Rutter]], he was born at [[Hillingdon]] in June 1870. He was educated at [[Rugby School]],<ref name="RUG">{{cite book |title=Rugby School Register|first=Arthur Tompson|last=Michell|publisher=A. J. Lawrence|location=Rugby|year=1907|page=106|url=https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregis03rugbuoft|language=en}}</ref> where he played for the school cricket team.<ref>{{cite book |title=Wisden on the Great War|first=Andrew|last=Renshaw|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]|year=2014|page=175|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsVdAwAAQBAJ|language=en|isbn=9781408832363}}</ref> From Rugby, he matriculated to [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book|last=McCrery|first=Nigel|title=Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ|date=30 July 2015|publisher=[[Pen and Sword]]|isbn=978-1473864191|page=96}}</ref> While at Cambridge, he decided upon a career in the [[British Army]] and graduated from the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] into the [[East Lancashire Regiment]] in 1892,<ref name="BOOK"/> with promotion to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] following in January 1896.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26755|date=3 July 1896|page=3855}}</ref> Rutter served in [[British India]] in the [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–1898]] and the [[Tirah campaign]], later serving in South Africa during the [[Second Boer War]], where he was present at the [[Siege of Ladysmith]] and was decorated with the [[Queen's South Africa Medal]] with three clasps.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref name="RUG"/>
The son of the cricketer [[Frederick Rutter]], he was born at [[Hillingdon]] in June 1870. He was educated at [[Rugby School]],<ref name="RUG">{{cite book |title=Rugby School Register|first=Arthur Tompson|last=Michell|publisher=A. J. Lawrence|location=Rugby|year=1907|page=106|url=https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregis03rugbuoft|language=en}}</ref> where he played for the school cricket team.<ref>{{cite book |title=Wisden on the Great War|first=Andrew|last=Renshaw|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]|year=2014|page=175|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsVdAwAAQBAJ|language=en|isbn=9781408832363}}</ref> From Rugby, he matriculated to [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book|last=McCrery|first=Nigel|title=Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ|date=30 July 2015|publisher=[[Pen and Sword]]|isbn=978-1473864191|page=96}}</ref> While at Cambridge, he decided upon a career in the [[British Army]] and graduated from the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] into the [[East Lancashire Regiment]] in 1892,<ref name="BOOK"/> with promotion to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] following in January 1896.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26755|date=3 July 1896|page=3855}}</ref> Rutter served in [[British India]] in the [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–1898]] and the [[Tirah campaign]], later serving in South Africa during the [[Second Boer War]], where he was present at the [[Siege of Ladysmith]] and was decorated with the [[Queen's South Africa Medal]] with three clasps.<ref name="RUG"/><ref name="BOOK"/>


He gained promotion to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in September 1901,<ref>{{cite book|title=Hart's Annual Army List|publisher=[[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]|date=1915|page=431|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCgwAQAAMAAJ}}</ref> and while serving back in British India he was seconded for as an [[Adjutant#UK and other Commonwealth countries|adjutant]] of Indian Volunteers in August 1905.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27832|date=1 September 1905|page=5977}}</ref> While serving once again in British India, Rutter played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on eight occasions between 1905 and 1908 in the [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay Presidency Matches]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14490/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Eustace Rutter|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=23 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In his eight matches, he scored 142 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 10.92, with a highest score of 23.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14490/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eustace Rutter|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=23 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> His service in India came to an end in April 1910, at which point he was restored to the East Lancashire Regiment.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28363|date=6 May 1910|page=3165}}</ref> Rutter served in the [[First World War]] with the Regiment on the [[Western Front (WWI)|Western Front]], being promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in March 1915, antedated to December 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29092|date=5 March 1915|page=2341|supp=y}}</ref> Rutter was killed in action at the [[Second Battle of Ypres]] on 13 May 1915, having been shot in the head during a German assault.<ref name="BOOK"/> His uncle, [[Edward Rutter|Edward]], was also a first-class cricketer.
He gained promotion to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in September 1901,<ref>{{cite book|title=Hart's Annual Army List|publisher=[[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]|date=1915|page=431|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCgwAQAAMAAJ}}</ref> and while serving back in British India he was seconded for as an [[Adjutant#UK and other Commonwealth countries|adjutant]] of Indian Volunteers in August 1905.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27832|date=1 September 1905|page=5977}}</ref> While serving once again in British India, Rutter played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on eight occasions between 1905 and 1908 in the [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay Presidency Matches]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14490/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Eustace Rutter|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=23 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In his eight matches, he scored 142 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 10.92, with a highest score of 23.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14490/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eustace Rutter|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=23 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> His service in India came to an end in April 1910, at which point he was restored to the East Lancashire Regiment.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28363|date=6 May 1910|page=3165}}</ref> Rutter served in the [[First World War]] with the Regiment on the [[Western Front (WWI)|Western Front]], being promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in March 1915, antedated to December 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29092|date=5 March 1915|page=2341|supp=y}}</ref> Rutter was killed in action at the [[Second Battle of Ypres]] on 13 May 1915, having been shot in the head during a German assault.<ref name="BOOK"/> His uncle, [[Edward Rutter|Edward]], was also a first-class cricketer.

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Eustace Rutter
Personal information
Full nameEustace Frederick Rutter
Born20 June 1870
Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Died13 May 1915(1915-05-13) (aged 44)
Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
BattingUnknown
RelationsFrederick Rutter (father)
Edward Rutter (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905/06–1908/09Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 142
Batting average 10.92
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2022

Eustace Frederick Rutter (20 June 1870 – 13 May 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of the cricketer Frederick Rutter, he was born at Hillingdon in June 1870. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] where he played for the school cricket team.[2] From Rugby, he matriculated to Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[3] While at Cambridge, he decided upon a career in the British Army and graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst as a second lieutenant into the East Lancashire Regiment in 1892,[3] with promotion to lieutenant following in January 1896.[4] Rutter served in British India in the Mohmand campaign of 1897–1898 and the Tirah campaign, later serving in South Africa during the Second Boer War, where he was present at the Siege of Ladysmith and was decorated with the Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps.[1][3]

He gained promotion to captain in September 1901,[5] and while serving back in British India he was seconded for as an adjutant of Indian Volunteers in August 1905.[6] While serving once again in British India, Rutter played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team on eight occasions between 1905 and 1908 in the Bombay Presidency Matches.[7] In his eight matches, he scored 142 runs at an average of 10.92, with a highest score of 23.[8] His service in India came to an end in April 1910, at which point he was restored to the East Lancashire Regiment.[9] Rutter served in the First World War with the Regiment on the Western Front, being promoted to major in March 1915, antedated to December 1914.[10] Rutter was killed in action at the Second Battle of Ypres on 13 May 1915, having been shot in the head during a German assault.[3] His uncle, Edward, was also a first-class cricketer.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michell, Arthur Tompson (1907). Rugby School Register. Rugby: A. J. Lawrence. p. 106.
  2. ↑ Renshaw, Andrew (2014). Wisden on the Great War. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 175. ISBN 9781408832363.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 96. ISBN 978-1473864191.
  4. ↑ "No. 26755". The London Gazette. 3 July 1896. p. 3855.
  5. ↑ Hart's Annual Army List. John Murray. 1915. p. 431.
  6. ↑ "No. 27832". The London Gazette. 1 September 1905. p. 5977.
  7. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Eustace Rutter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eustace Rutter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "No. 28363". The London Gazette. 6 May 1910. p. 3165.
  10. ↑ "No. 29092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 March 1915. p. 2341.

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