Reginald Hammond
English cricketer and Royal Navy officer
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Reginald Joseph Leslie Hammond OBE (16 December 1909 – 3 January 1991) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
Chichester, Sussex, England
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| Full name | Reginald Joseph Leslie Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1909 Battersea, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1991 (aged 81) Chichester, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Hammond enlisted in the Royal Navy in August 1930, holding the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. He was promoted from acting sub-lieutenant to sub-lieutenant in July 1931, with seniority antedated to August 1930.[1] In March 1932, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.[2] Hammond served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, with promotion to the rank of lieutenant commander coming two months into the conflict in November 1939.[3] In the later stages of the war, he was promoted to the rank of commander in December 1944.[4]
Following the war, Hammond made his debut in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team against Glamorgan at Pontypridd in 1948.[5] He played first-class cricket for the Combined Services until 1951, making a total of six appearances.[5] Playing as a wicket-keeper, Hammond scored 199 runs at an average of 18.09, with a high score of 46.[6] Behind the stumps he took six catches and made three stumpings.[6]
Hammond was made an OBE in the 1957 New Year Honours and retired from the navy in December 1959.[7][8] He died at Chichester in January 1991.