George Rawstorne
Encyclopedia
Brigadier George Streynsham Rawstorne CBE, MC (22 January 1895 – 15 July 1962) was an English
soldier and cricket
er. He was born in Croston
, near Chorley
, Lancashire
and died in Rovie.
Rawstorne made three appearances for Eton College in miscellaneous matches between 1913 and 1914, as well as a single appearance for the Lancashire Second XI. Rawstorne made his first and only first-class appearance in 1919, in Lancashire
's first County Championship fixture for nearly five years. Batting in the middle order, Rawstorne scored 2 runs in the only innings in which he batted, as Lancashire ran out victors by a ten-wicket margin.
During World War II
, Rawstorne commanded the 15th Brigade in North Africa and Sicily. From 1945 until his retirement in 1947, he was the commanding officer of Inverness
sub-district. From 1950 until his death, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
soldier and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was born in Croston
Croston
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, near Chorley
Chorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
and died in Rovie.
Rawstorne made three appearances for Eton College in miscellaneous matches between 1913 and 1914, as well as a single appearance for the Lancashire Second XI. Rawstorne made his first and only first-class appearance in 1919, in Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
's first County Championship fixture for nearly five years. Batting in the middle order, Rawstorne scored 2 runs in the only innings in which he batted, as Lancashire ran out victors by a ten-wicket margin.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Rawstorne commanded the 15th Brigade in North Africa and Sicily. From 1945 until his retirement in 1947, he was the commanding officer of Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
sub-district. From 1950 until his death, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
The Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government district of Sutherland in Scotland, and this definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants Order 1996...
.
External links
- George Rawstorne at Cricket Archive
- George Rawstorne at The Generals of WWII