Ronald Binny

Ronald Binny
Personal information
Full name
Ronald Alexander William Binny
Born20 January 1910
Formby, Lancashire, England
Died24 May 1979(1979-05-24) (aged 69)
Barnstaple, Devon, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1940/41Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 15
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2023

Ronald Alexander William Binny (20 November 1910 – 24 May 1979) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army, and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

Binny was born prematurely at Formby in November 1910.[1] He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury,[2] before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Binny graduated from there onto the unattached list of the British Indian Army as a second lieutenant in January 1930.[3] He made his debut in first-class cricket in India for the Roshanara Club against the Viceroy's XI at Delhi in February 1932.[4] Promotion to lieutenant followed in April 1932,[5] with promotion to captain in August 1938.[6] He made a second appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against The Rest at Bombay in the final of the 1940–41 Bombay Pentangular.[4] In two first-class appearances, Binny scored 15 runs with a highest score of 9, whilst going wicketless from thirteen overs.[7]

Binny fought in the Second World War with the 9th Jat Regiment.[8] Following the war, he was promoted to major in January 1947,[9] before retiring in August of the following year and being granted the rank of colonel.[10] After his retirement from the British Indian Army, he joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as a flight lieutenant in Aircraft Control Branch in March 1949.[11] He was transferred to the Fighter Control Branch in July of the same year,[12] before joining the reserve in March 1954.[13] Binny died at Barnstaple in May 1979.

References

  1. ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson (1921). Visitation of England and Wales. Vol. 21. Private publication.
  2. ^ King's School, Canterbury: Register 1859-1931. Canterbury: O.K.S. Association. 1932.
  3. ^ "No. 33575". The London Gazette. 31 January 1930. p. 652.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Ronald Binny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 33832". The London Gazette. 30 April 1932. p. 3591.
  6. ^ "No. 34608". The London Gazette. 17 March 1939. p. 1851.
  7. ^ "Player profile: Ronald Binny". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ^ "No. 37184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 July 1945. p. 3755.
  9. ^ "No. 37956". The London Gazette. 16 May 1947. p. 2194.
  10. ^ "No. 38372". The London Gazette. 3 August 1948. p. 4379.
  11. ^ "No. 38643". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 1949. p. 3043.
  12. ^ "No. 39055". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1950. p. 5430.
  13. ^ "No. 40169". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1954. p. 2769.