Cecil Gosling
English cricketer
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Major Cecil Gosling MC TD (22 February 1910 – 19 May 1974) was an English cricketer. The nephew of R. Cunliffe Gosling,[1] he attended Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He made five first-class appearances in 1929 and 1930, three for Oxford University and two for Essex.[3][4]
Fullname
Cecil Henry Gosling
Born22 February 1910
Essex, England
Essex, England
Died19 May 1974 (aged 64)
Essex, England
Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Cecil Henry Gosling | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1910 Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 1974 (aged 64) Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | Essex | ||||||||||||||
| 1929–1930 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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During the Second World War, Gosling served in the Essex Yeomanry and was awarded a Military Cross in 1945.[1] In 1949 he became a Deputy Lieutenant of Essex and later served as Justice of the Peace in the county.[2][5] His death was as a result of suicide by firearm having suffered with a severe illness.[6]
