Conan Doyle (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Conan Doyle (rugby union) or Arthur Conan Doyle.

Conan Doyle
Personal information
Full name
Conan Doyle
Born5 March 1917
Aberdeen, Cape Province,
South Africa
Died24 October 1942(1942-10-24) (aged 25)
El Alamein, Kingdom of Egypt
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937/38Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 41
Batting average 10.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2022

Conan 'Connie' Doyle (1913 – 24 October 1942) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army soldier.

Doyle was born in Cape Province at Aberdeen in 1913. Doyle made two appearances in first-class cricket for Orange Free State against Eastern Province and North Eastern Transvaal in the 1937–38 Currie Cup, with both matches played at Bloemfontein.[1] He scored 41 runs in these matches, with a high score of 29.[2] In his second match, he was one of the wickets to fall in William Henderson's hat-trick (the others being Dirk Pretorius and Henry Sparks); Henderson ended up taking five wickets in six balls and finished with figures of 7 for 4 to bowl out Orange Free State for 46 in their second innings.[3]

Doyle served in the South African Army during the Second World War as a private with the 1st Battalion, Transvaal Scottish. He took part in the Second Battle of El Alamein, during which he killed in action on 24 October 1942.[4] He is commemorated at the El Alamein War Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Conan Doyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Conan Doyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Orange Free State v North Eastern Transvaal, Currie Cup 1937/38". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Obituaries during the war, 1942". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2017). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Vol. 2nd. Pen and Sword. pp. 241–3. ISBN 978-1526706980.