Reginald Somerville (cricketer)

Reginald Somerville
Personal information
Full name
Reginald James Somerville
Born9 October 1918
Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died13 August 1979(1979-08-13) (aged 60)
Lambeth, London,
England
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2019

Reginald James Somerville (9 October 1918 – 13 August 1979) was an English first-class cricketer.

Somerville served in the Second World War, enlisting in the South Staffordshire Regiment as second lieutenant in September 1941.[1] He ended the war with the temporary rank of captain.[2] Following the war, he became banker by profession. Somerville played a single first-class cricket match for D. R. Jardine's XI against Oxford University at Eastbourne in 1955.[3] Batting once in the match, Somerville was dismissed for 3 runs by Jimmy Allan in the D. R. Jardine's XI first-innings.[4] He died at Lambeth in August 1979.

References

  1. ^ "No. 35294". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1941. p. 5270.
  2. ^ "No. 37340". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1945. p. 5446.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Somerville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "DR Jardine's XI v Oxford University, 1955". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2019.