John Bean (cricketer)

Bean was born at Bangalore in January 1913, in what was then a part of British India. He was educated in England at Ampleforth College, before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.^[1] He graduated from Woolwich in August 1933, entering into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant.^[2] He made his only appearance in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's in May 1936.^[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the Army's first-innings by William Rees-Davies, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 19 runs by Jahangir Khan.^[4]

In August 1936, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.^[5] He served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of captain in August 1941.^[6] He was promoted to the rank of major in August 1946.^[7] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in January 1955.^[8] He retired from active service in May 1956, upon which he was placed on the reserve of officers list.^[9] Having exceeded the age for recall, he ceased to belong to the reserve of officers in January 1968.^[10] He died in Somerset in August 2004.

• John Bean at ESPNcricinfo