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Philip Sidney Whitcombe

Whitcombe in 1943
Born(1893-10-03)3 October 1893
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died9 August 1989(1989-08-09) (aged 95)
Hindhead, Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
UnitDurham Light Infantry
Royal Army Service Corps
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsPhilip Arthur Whitcombe (son)

Major-General Philip Sidney Whitcombe, CB, OBE (3 October 1893 – 9 August 1989) was a senior British Army officer and an English cricketer active from 1922 to 1931 who played for Essex and in India. He was born in Windsor, Berkshire, and died in Hindhead, Surrey. He appeared in four first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm fast medium pace. He scored 81 runs with a highest score of 32* and took no wickets.[1]

On 1 May 1925 he was seconded from his regiment.[2]

His son Philip Arthur Whitcombe was also a first-class cricketer.

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  1. Philip Whitcombe at CricketArchive
  2. "No. 33055". The London Gazette. 9 June 1925. p. 3872.

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