▁with ▁a ▁high ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 7 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁playing ▁first - class ▁cr icket , ▁Lith gow ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁minor ▁count ies ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Oxford shire , ▁making ▁eight ▁appearances ▁in ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁Championship ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Oxford ▁University ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁the ▁Offic ers ' ▁Training ▁Corps . ▁Having ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁with ▁promotion ▁to ▁captain ▁coming ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁was ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery . ▁He ▁married ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁couple ▁having ▁three ▁children . ▁He ▁concluded ▁his ▁minor ▁count ies ▁career ▁with ▁Oxford shire ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁making ▁three ▁final ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁Championship . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Having ▁been ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Royal ▁H uss ars ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁Reserve ▁of ▁Offic ers ▁list ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁promoted