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Paul Armytage
Personal information
Full namePaul Dayrell Green-Armytage
Born28 March 1881
Clifton, Bristol, England
Died1971 (aged 89–90)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911/12–1913/14Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 32
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 19
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2023

Paul Dayrell Green-Armytage (28 March 1881 – 1971) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the Royal Marines and the British Indian Army.

He was born in March 1881 at Clifton, the second son of Alfred Green-Armytage[1] and the novelist and historian Amy Julia Green-Armytage.[2] He was educated at Clifton College.[3] Following the completion of his education, he joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1899,[4] with promotion to lieutenant following in July 1900.[5] In October 1905, he was appointed to the 117th Mahrattas of the British Indian Army,[6] with promotion to captain following in March 1910;[7] this promotion was later antedated to December 1909.[8] Whilst in British India, Green-Armytage made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees in the 1911–12 Bombay Presidency Match, and the Hindus in the 1913–14 Bombay Presidency Match.[9] He scored 32 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 19.[10]

Green-Armytage served in the First World War, gaining the temporary rank of major in its second year.[11] He gained the full rank in April 1917.[12] Following the war, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in May 1922,[13] before retiring from active service in April 1928.[14] Green-Armytage died at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1971. He was married to Gwendoline May Parks-Smith, the couple having married in July 1914.[1] His younger brother was the gynaecologist Vivian Green-Armytage.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wedding". Horfield and Bishopston Record and Montepelier & District Free Press. Bristol. 18 July 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Green-Armytage, A. J. (1922). Concerning Clifton : A Historical Narrative from Saxon Times until the Present Day. Clifton: J. Baker & Son.
  3. ↑ Borwick, Frank (1912). Clifton College Annals and Register. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 333.
  4. ↑ "No. 27115". The London Gazette. 8 September 1899. p. 5583.
  5. ↑ "No. 27219". The London Gazette. 10 August 1900. p. 4945.
  6. ↑ "No. 27914". The London Gazette. 18 May 1906. p. 3472.
  7. ↑ "No. 28392". The London Gazette. 5 July 1910. p. 4781.
  8. ↑ "No. 28500". The London Gazette. 2 June 1911. p. 4186.
  9. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Paul Green-Armytage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paul Green-Armytage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "No. 29828". The London Gazette. 17 November 1916. p. 11168.
  12. ↑ "No. 30011". The London Gazette. 6 April 1917. p. 3338.
  13. ↑ "No. 32796". The London Gazette. 16 February 1923. p. 1158.
  14. ↑ "No. 33385". The London Gazette. 18 May 1928. p. 3507.

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