cricketer

11 photos and 1 illustration tagged cricketer, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910

2021

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Art Siegel said:
After August, 1914, Major-General L.B. Friend was head of the Irish Command, commanding all British forces in Ireland. Here, from another part of The Commons is his Martial Law proclamation from around the time of the Easter Uprising in 1916:

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Art Siegel said:
"Major General Sir Lovick Bransby Friend KBE, CB, PC (25 April 1856 — 19 November 1944) was a British Army major general and cricketer. He was appointed Major-General in charge of Administration at Irish Command in 1912 and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1914: he was replaced following the Easter Rising in 1916.[2] From 1916 until retirement in 1920 he was President of the Claims Commission British Armies in France." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovick_Friend

Ray Sadler said:
On the negative, it seems to say J.T. Matthews, instead of the titles T.J. Matthews.
George Oates said:
Hmm... say "T.J." on this one.
George Oates said:
Looks like this might be him - Thomas James Matthews, aka "Jimmy".
BobMeade said:
Yes, George, looks like the same bloke. T. J. Matthews was on the 1912 Australian Cricket Test team.
BobMeade said:
Also, the Australian Coat of Arms can be seen on his cricket cap.