Anthony Tew

Anthony Martin Tew (24 August 1908 – 23 June 1987) was an English first-class cricketer and police officer.

Anthony Tew
Personal information
Full name
Anthony Martin Tew
Born24 August 1908
Wigginton, Yorkshire, England
Died23 June 1987(1987-06-23) (aged 78)
Okus, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsJohn Tew (brother)
Lord Hawke (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 15
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled 264
Wickets 3
Bowling average 73.66
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/80
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Profile, espncricinfo.com, 5 April 2020

The son of E. W. Tew and his wife, Hon. Catherine Isabel Hawke (sister of Lord Hawke),[1][2] he was born in August 1908 at Wigginton, Yorkshire. He was educated at Winchester College,[3] before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford.[4] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1928, against Kent and the touring West Indians at Oxford.[5] He scored 5 runs in his two matches,[6] in addition to taking 3 wickets.[7]

After graduating from Oxford, he became a police officer. He served with Lincolnshire Constabulary, rising to the rank of inspector by 1946.[8] He was appointed as chief constable of Shropshire Constabulary on 5 February 1946, however he resigned from the post just one day later for personal reasons and was succeeded by Douglas Osmond.[9]

Personal life

He married Suffolk artist Beryl Alice Matchwick in 1948.[10] He continued to serve in the police, reaching the rank of superintendent for the Cleethorpes Division of Lincolnshire Constabulary.[3] In his later years, he lived with his wife at Ramsbury near Marlborough.[10] Tew died in June 1987, aged 78, at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon.[3] His brother, John, also played first-class cricket.

References
  1. "Edward Grosvenor Tew". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. Nephew of Lord Hawke Married. Leeds Mercury, 9 September 1935, p. 5
  3. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1987". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "Player profile: Anthony Tew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Anthony Tew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Tew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Anthony Tew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. "Brieflets", Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, 9 February 1946, p. 5
  9. "New Police Chief Gives Up Post", Derby Telegraph, 6 February 1946, p. 8
  10. "Suffolk Artists - Matchwick, Alice Beryl". suffolkartists.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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