Edward Sinclair (cricketer)

Edward Sinclair
Personal information
Full name	Edward Wortley Sinclair
Born	4 January 1889; Paddington, London, England
Died	22 December 1966 (aged 77); Orpington, Kent, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Matches	3
Runs scored	23
Batting average	4.60
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	19
Balls bowled	498
Wickets	9
Bowling average	34.44
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	4/162
Catches/stumpings	1/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2019

Edward Wortley Sinclair (4 January 1889 – 22 December 1966) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

Born at Paddington in January 1889, Sinclair was commissioned into the Royal Navy as a sub-lieutenant in March 1908.^[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in September 1909.^[2] Sinclair made his debut in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1913.^[3] He served in the First World War, during which he was promoted to lieutenant commander in September 1917.^[4] Following the war, he made two further first-class appearances for the Royal Navy in 1919, against Cambridge University and the British Army.^[3] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took a total of 9 wickets in his three matches, with best figures of 4 for 162.^[5] He was placed on the retired list at his own request in April 1931, at which point he was granted the rank of commander.^[6] Sinclair died at Orpington in December 1966.

References

^ "No. 28207". The London Gazette. 22 December 1908. p. 9754.
^ "No. 28374". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 May 1910. p. 3549.
^ ^a ^b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Sinclair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ "No. 30291". The London Gazette. 18 September 1917. p. 9655.
^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Sinclair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ "No. 33708". The London Gazette. 17 April 1931. p. 2492.