1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁cr ick eter . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁b ats man ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁right - arm ▁slow ▁bow ler . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ross all ▁School , ▁entering ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁term ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁leaving ▁in ▁the ▁mid sum mer ▁term ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁B ead le ▁made ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁for ▁a ▁combined ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁side ▁against ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Univers ities ▁ ▁B ead le ▁made ▁his ▁only ▁County ▁Championship ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁season ▁for ▁Ham pshire ▁against ▁local ▁riv als ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁B ead le ' s ▁final ▁first - class ▁match ▁came ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁against ▁the ▁Army ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁briefly ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁join ▁Haw ke ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Division , ▁which ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁res erves ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁required ▁at ▁sea . ▁This ▁subsequently ▁became ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁( Ro yal ▁Naval ) ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Army ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁city ▁of ▁Ant werp ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 4 .