Osmond Ardagh
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| Full name | Osmond Charles Ardagh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 November 1900 Haslemere, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
1 February 1954 (aged 53) Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 24 June 1922 Oxford University v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 17 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Osmond Charles Ardagh (1 November 1900 – 1 February 1954) was an English first-class cricketer who played a single match for Oxford University in 1922.[1] He was born at Haslemere, Surrey and was found drowned in the river Thames at Wallingford, then in Berkshire.
Cricket career
In his single first-class cricket appearance, he opened the batting in the match against Leicestershire and scored just two runs.[2] He also played a few matches for Surrey's second eleven in the Minor Counties in 1920 and 1922.[1]
Personal life
In 1925, when his forthcoming marriage to Margot Irene Biheller was announced in The Times, he was credited as "of the Nyasaland Government Service".[3] When she died in 1969, The Times recorded that they had had two sons, John and Hugh.[4] His son John Ardagh was a noted journalist and writer on contemporary France. His grandson Arjuna Ardagh is a writer, and the founder of Awakening Coaching.
References
- 1 2 "Player profile: Osmond Ardagh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Scorecard: Leicestershire v Oxford University". CricketArchive. 24 June 1922. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Forthcoming Marriages". The Times (44133). London. 1 December 1925. p. 17.
- ↑ "Deaths". The Times (57534). London. 14 April 1969. p. 16.