George Sandeman
English cricketer
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George Amelius Crawshay Sandeman (18 April 1882 — 26 April 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Westminster, London, England
Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium
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| Full name | George Amelius Crawshay Sandeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1882 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 1915 (aged 33) Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1913 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Lieutenant Colonel George Glas Sandeman (of the Sandeman wine merchants) and his wife, Amy, he was born at Westminster in April 1882.[1] He was educated at Eton College, where he played for the college cricket team (heading the bowling averages in 1902)[2] and won the Eton Fives doubles alongside Evelyn Rawlins.[3] At Eton, he was the subject of a painting by the artist Charles Martin Hardie expressing his bowling action.[1] From there, he matriculated to Christ Church, Oxford in 1902.[3] He was selected for the freshman cricket match at Oxford, but never represented Oxford University Cricket Club in first-class cricket.[2] He completed his degree in 1907, and was called to the bar as a member of the Inner Temple to practice as a barrister in 1913.[1] Following his father's death in 1905, Sandeman inherited his Fonab estate in Scotland and became a partner in the family wine merchant business.[2] Sandeman had an interest in history, authoring two books: Calais under English Rule (1908), which was adapted from an essay which had won the Arnold Prize earlier the same year, and Metternich (1911), a biography of the famous Austrian statesman.
Sandeman later made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire at Southampton in the 1913 County Championship, with him making a further two appearances in 1913 against Sussex and Kent. The following season, he made three further first-class appearances: one for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University, and two for the Free Foresters against Oxford University and Cambridge University.[4] In six first-class matches, he took 5 wickets with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling at an average of 48.40, with best figures of 2 for 73.[5] Sandeman served in the First World War with the Royal Hampshire Regiment; he had gained a commission as a second lieutenant in the regiment in December 1903,[6] with promotions to lieutenant following in September 1905,[7] and captain in June 1908.[8] During the war, he travelled with the 1st Battalion to the Western Front. He was killed in action at Zonnebeke on 26 April 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres.[1] He has no grave, but is commemorated at the Menin Gate.[2]