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'''Joseph Bentley Beardsell''' (17 March 1907 – 13 January 1978) was an [[Anglo-Indian]] first-class [[cricket]]er.
'''Joseph Bentley Beardsell''' (17 March 1907 – 13 January 1978) was a first-class [[cricket]]er in India where he had emigrated to from England.


Beardsell was born at [[Stockport]] in March 1907. He was educated at [[Clifton College]],<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962|last=Beachcroft|first=S. P.|publisher=[[J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd]]|location=Bristol|year=1962|page=214|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Clifton_College_Register_1862_to_1962/T8NKAAAAYAAJ|language=en}}</ref> before going up to [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1964|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=Cambridge|year=1962|page=64|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Cambridge_University_List_of_Members/o5vkAAAAMAAJ|language=en}}</ref> After graduating from Oxford, he worked for the family company J. B. Beardsell Ltd in [[Manchester]], before moving to [[British India]] in 1933 where he gained employment in [[Chennai|Madras]] with another family company, W. A. Beardsell Ltd, which specialised in exports.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref>{{cite book |title=A Colonial Economy in the Great Depression, Madras (1929-1937)|first=K. A.|last=Manikumar|publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]]|location=Hyderabad|year=2003|page=88|isbn=9788125024569|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Colonial_Economy_in_the_Great_Depressi/GI24vQuNFjUC|language=en}}</ref> He was a prominent [[rugby union]] player in Madras, playing in the [[All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament|All India Rugby Tournament]] for [[Madras Rugby Club]] from 1933 to 1935.<ref name="BOOK"/> Beardsell was a [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the [[Auxiliary Force (India)|Indian Auxiliary Force]] by the time of the [[Second World War]], with him being commissioned into the [[Royal Artillery]] during the war as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries|second lieutenant]] in November 1941.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35372|date=5 December 1941|page=6982|supp=y}}</ref> He remained in India following the end of the war in 1945 and subsequent [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence in 1947]]. Beardsell played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] in January 1948 against the [[Indians cricket team|Indians]] in the [[Madras Presidency Matches|Madras Presidency Match]]; this match was to be the Europeans final appearance in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12932/First-Class_Matches.html/|title=First-Class Matches played by Joseph Beardsell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2021-11-18|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Batting once, he was dismissed in the Europeans first innings for 16 runs by [[K. S. Kannan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18349.html/|title=Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1947/48|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2021-11-18|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He later worked as a commercial manager for the Madras Electrical Supply Corporation and the [[Madras_Tramways#Madras_Electric_Tramways|Madras Electric Tramways]].<ref name="BOOK"/> Beardsell died at Madras in January 1978.
Beardsell was born at [[Stockport]] in March 1907. He was educated at [[Clifton College]],<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962|last=Beachcroft|first=S. P.|publisher=[[J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd]]|location=Bristol|year=1962|page=214|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8NKAAAAYAAJ|language=en}}</ref> before going up to [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1964|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=Cambridge|year=1962|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o5vkAAAAMAAJ|language=en}}</ref> After graduating from Oxford, he worked for the family company J. B. Beardsell Ltd in [[Manchester]], before moving to [[British India]] in 1933 where he gained employment in [[Chennai|Madras]] with another family company, W. A. Beardsell Ltd, which specialised in exports.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref>{{cite book |title=A Colonial Economy in the Great Depression, Madras (1929-1937)|first=K. A.|last=Manikumar|publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]]|location=Hyderabad|year=2003|page=88|isbn=9788125024569|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GI24vQuNFjUC|language=en}}</ref> He was a prominent [[rugby union]] player in Madras, playing in the [[All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament|All India Rugby Tournament]] for [[Madras Rugby Club]] from 1933 to 1935.<ref name="BOOK"/> Beardsell was a [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the [[Auxiliary Force (India)|Indian Auxiliary Force]] by the time of the [[Second World War]], with him being commissioned into the [[Royal Artillery]] during the war as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] in November 1941.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35372|date=5 December 1941|page=6982|supp=y}}</ref> He remained in India following the end of the war in 1945 and subsequent [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence in 1947]]. Beardsell played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] in January 1948 against the [[Indians cricket team|Indians]] in the [[Madras Presidency Matches|Madras Presidency Match]]; this match was to be the Europeans final appearance in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12932/First-Class_Matches.html/|title=First-Class Matches played by Joseph Beardsell|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2021-11-18|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Batting once, he was dismissed in the Europeans first innings for 16 runs by [[K. S. Kannan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18349.html/|title=Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1947/48|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2021-11-18|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He later worked as a commercial manager for the Madras Electrical Supply Corporation and the [[Madras Tramways#Madras Electric Tramways|Madras Electric Tramways]].<ref name="BOOK"/> Beardsell died at Madras in January 1978.


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Joseph Beardsell
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Bentley Beardsell
Born17 March 1907
Stockport, Lancashire, England
Died13 January 1978(1978-01-13) (aged 70)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947/48Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 16
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2021

Joseph Bentley Beardsell (17 March 1907 – 13 January 1978) was a first-class cricketer in India where he had emigrated to from England.

Beardsell was born at Stockport in March 1907. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he worked for the family company J. B. Beardsell Ltd in Manchester, before moving to British India in 1933 where he gained employment in Madras with another family company, W. A. Beardsell Ltd, which specialised in exports.[1][3] He was a prominent rugby union player in Madras, playing in the All India Rugby Tournament for Madras Rugby Club from 1933 to 1935.[1] Beardsell was a captain in the Indian Auxiliary Force by the time of the Second World War, with him being commissioned into the Royal Artillery during the war as a second lieutenant in November 1941.[4] He remained in India following the end of the war in 1945 and subsequent Indian independence in 1947. Beardsell played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team in January 1948 against the Indians in the Madras Presidency Match; this match was to be the Europeans final appearance in first-class cricket.[5] Batting once, he was dismissed in the Europeans first innings for 16 runs by K. S. Kannan.[6] He later worked as a commercial manager for the Madras Electrical Supply Corporation and the Madras Electric Tramways.[1] Beardsell died at Madras in January 1978.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Beachcroft, S. P. (1962). Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 214.
  2. The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1964. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1962. p. 64.
  3. Manikumar, K. A. (2003). A Colonial Economy in the Great Depression, Madras (1929-1937). Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan. p. 88. ISBN 9788125024569.
  4. "No. 35372". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 December 1941. p. 6982.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Beardsell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1947/48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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