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George Hubert Graham Doggart, O.B.E.
Order of the British Empire

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, MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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  (born 18 July 1925 in Earl's Court, London
London

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) was an English administrator
Central Administration

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, cricketer
Cricketer

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 and schoolmaster
Schoolmaster

A schoolmaster, or simply master, once referred to a male school teacher. This usage survives in United Kingdom public school , but is generally obsolete elsewhere....
. He was the son of the sportsman Graham Doggart
Graham Doggart

Alexander Graham Doggart, Justice of the Peace was an England Administration , cricketer, Football and magistrate.Doggart was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham....
 (1897-1963) who rose to chair the Football Association
The Football Association

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 and play county cricket
Cricket

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 for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club

Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England domestic cricket structure, representing the Historic counties of England of Middlesex....
.

Hubert Doggart was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College

Winchester College is a famous boys' independent school, set in the city of Winchester, Hampshire in Hampshire, England, once the ancient capital....
 where he was captain of cricket and of football. On leaving school he was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards

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. He then went to King's College
King's College, Cambridge

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, Cambridge
University of Cambridge

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. He was a Cambridge blue in five different sports and captain in four.






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George Hubert Graham Doggart, O.B.E.
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
, MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts is a Postgraduate education academic degree master degree awarded by University in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in English language, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Sciences or Theology and can be either fully-taught, research-based, or a combination of the two....
  (born 18 July 1925 in Earl's Court, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) was an English administrator
Central Administration

Central Administration is the leading or preseding body or group of people, and the highest administrative department who oversee all lower departments of an organization....
, cricketer
Cricketer

A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the term "cricket player"....
 and schoolmaster
Schoolmaster

A schoolmaster, or simply master, once referred to a male school teacher. This usage survives in United Kingdom public school , but is generally obsolete elsewhere....
. He was the son of the sportsman Graham Doggart
Graham Doggart

Alexander Graham Doggart, Justice of the Peace was an England Administration , cricketer, Football and magistrate.Doggart was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham....
 (1897-1963) who rose to chair the Football Association
The Football Association

The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependency of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man....
 and play county cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
 for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club

Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England domestic cricket structure, representing the Historic counties of England of Middlesex....
.

Hubert Doggart was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College

Winchester College is a famous boys' independent school, set in the city of Winchester, Hampshire in Hampshire, England, once the ancient capital....
 where he was captain of cricket and of football. On leaving school he was commissioned in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards

Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
. He then went to King's College
King's College, Cambridge

King's College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and St. Nicholas in Cambridge, it is referred to as King's within the university....
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in Cambridge, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in the Anglosphere....
. He was a Cambridge blue in five different sports and captain in four. He earned a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts is a Postgraduate education academic degree master degree awarded by University in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in English language, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Sciences or Theology and can be either fully-taught, research-based, or a combination of the two....
 degree. He taught at Winchester College
Winchester College

Winchester College is a famous boys' independent school, set in the city of Winchester, Hampshire in Hampshire, England, once the ancient capital....
 (1950-1972) and was Headmaster at (1972-1985).

He was a successful amateur cricketer for Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club

Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the new Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence....
 and Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major Historic counties of England clubs which make up the England domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex....
 (captain in 1954). He represented England
English cricket team

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 in two Test match
Test cricket

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es in 1950. He married Susan Beattie in 1960 and they had three children. He has held many offices in sports administration, such as President of the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club is the world's oldest and most famous cricket club. Founded in 1787, it is a private members' club. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground near St John's Wood in north London....
 (1981-1982), the Cricket Council (1981-1982) and the Cricket Society
The Cricket Society

The Cricket Society is an organisation that was originally founded as the Society of Cricket Statisticians at Great Scotland Yard, London in 1945....
 (1983-1998) and he chaired the Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club (1993-2003).

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