Roland Ingram-Johnson
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Lanchester, County Durham, England
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| Full name | Roland Edward Sydney Ingram-Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1899 Lanchester, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1967 (aged 68) Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1925/26–1945/46 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Roland Edward Sydney Ingram-Johnson (28 March 1899 – 17 June 1967) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
Ingram-Johnson was born in March 1899 at Lanchester, County Durham. He was educated at Rossall School, where he played for the school cricket team.[1] Ingram-Johnson was commissioned into the British Indian Army as a second lieutenant in September 1918,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in August 1919.[3] Serving with the 151st Punjabi Rifles, he was made an acting captain in December 1919 whilst commanding a company.[4] Whilst in British India, Ingram-Johnson made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Muslims at Lahore in the 1925–26 Lahore Tournament. Two further first-class appearances followed in March 1928, for the Europeans against the Muslims in the 1927–28 Lahore Tournament, and for the Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India.[5] He played club cricket in Northern India, and alongside Norman Burrell, he was the only club cricketer to pass 1,000 runs for the season in 1927.[6]
Having been promoted to the full rank of captain, he was later promoted to major in August 1936.[7] Ingram-Johnson served with the British Indian Army during the Second World War, during the course of which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1944.[8] Later in 1944, following a sixteen-year gap, he returned to first-class cricket when he played for a Services XI against the Bengal Governor's XI at Calcutta. Following the war, he made a final first-class appearance for the Europeans against the Hindus in the 1946–47 Bombay Pentangular,[5] which was the final edition of that tournament. In five first-class matches, he scored 53 runs with a highest score of 19; as a wicket-keeper, he took four catches and made two stumpings.[9] He retired from active service in June 1947,[10] and returned home, where he played club cricket in the Durham Senior Cricket League. Ingram-Johnson died at Norwich in June 1967.