List of British Army first-class cricketers

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This is a list of cricketers who played first-class matches for the British Army cricket team. The side played a total of 51 first-class matches between 1912 and 1939. It played the Royal Navy side 14 times in top-level matches, all of which were played at Lord's, [lower-alpha 1] and the Royal Air Force five times in first-class matches, but otherwise played mainly against university sides, with Cambridge University (15 times) and Oxford University (11 times) their most frequent opponents in top-level matches. The Army also played MCC three times and against the touring New Zealanders in 1927, South Americans in 1932 and West Indians in 1933. [1] Army cricket teams continue to play organised matches in the modern era, but none have held official status since 1939. [2]

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A combined Army and Navy team played three first-class matches between 1910 and 1919, [3] the Combined Services side played 63 first-class matches between 1920 and 1964, [4] and a British Indian Army side played two first-class matches, one in each of the 1926–27 and 1934–35 Indian seasons. [5] Players who appeared in first-class matches for these sides are not included on this list unless they also played for the Army in a first-class match.

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Notes

  1. ↑ After 1929 the annual match against the Navy became a two-day fixture and, as a result, was no longer considered first-class cricket.

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References

  1. ↑ Army (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Army Cricket, Army Cricket Association. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ↑ First-class matches played by Army and Navy (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ First-class matches played by Combined Services (England), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-09. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Army (India), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-10. (subscription required)
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