▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁amateur ▁cr ick eter . ▁His ▁first - class ▁career , ▁first ▁with ▁Oxford ▁University ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁Sur rey , ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁being ▁terminated ▁by ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁middle - order ▁b ats man ▁and ▁a ▁bow ler ▁of ▁medium - pace ▁cut ters . ▁He ▁capt ained ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁good ▁enough ▁footballer ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁amateur ▁team ▁in ▁one ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁as ▁the ▁goal keeper . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁for ▁Cla pton ▁Orient . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s , ▁before ▁going ▁up ▁to ▁P embro ke ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Oxford ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁Match ▁against ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁but ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁( when ▁he ▁made ▁ 6 4 ▁not ▁out ▁and ▁ 7 0 ), ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁was ▁easily ▁his ▁best ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁bat . ▁He ▁reached ▁one ▁thousand ▁runs ▁for ▁the ▁only ▁time , ▁with ▁ 1 2 7 0 ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 3