Osmond Charles Ardagh (1 November 1900 – 1 February 1954)[1] was an English first-class cricketer who played a single match for Oxford University in 1922.[2] 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.[3] He also played a few matches for Surrey's second eleven in the Minor Counties in 1920 and 1922.[2]

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".[4] When she died in 1969, The Times recorded that they had had two sons, John and Hugh.[5] 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. ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 124.
  2. ^ a b "Player profile: Osmond Ardagh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Scorecard: Leicestershire v Oxford University". CricketArchive. 24 June 1922. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Forthcoming Marriages". The Times. No. 44133. London. 1 December 1925. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 57534. London. 14 April 1969. p. 16.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmond_Ardagh
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