Berkeley Ormerod

Major Sir Cyril Berkeley Ormerod KBE (3 October 1897 – 1 November 1983) was an English soldier, diplomat and sportsman.

Berkeley Ormerod
Personal information
Full name
Cyril Berkeley Ormerod
Born(1897-10-03)3 October 1897
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Died1 November 1983(1983-11-01) (aged 86)
Westminster, London, England
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1927Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average –
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 1*
Balls bowled 165
Wickets 3
Bowling average 33.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/56
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2012

Life and career

Berkeley Ormerod was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, and educated at St Paul's School, London.[1]

He served in World War I, fighting at Arras and Ypres. He ended the war with the rank of major.[2] He joined the London Stock Exchange in 1927 and became a financial columnist.[2]

An opening bowler, he played cricket for Oxfordshire, representing them in a two-day match against the touring Indians in 1932, taking four wickets.[3] He played one first-class cricket match, for Marylebone Cricket Club against Wales at Lord's in 1927.[4] He also played golf; in 1924 he was Army Golf Champion.[1]

In World War II he was financial adviser for British Information Services in New York. He set up the office of Director of Public Relations in New York and occupied the position from 1945.[2] He accompanied Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their visit to the United States in 1957.[2]

He married Beatrice Sigrist, widow of the aircraft designer Frederick Sigrist, at St George's, Hanover Square in 1962.[nb 1][5][6] She died in 1981.[2]

Notes
  1. General Record Office: Marriages Jun 1962, Ormerod Cyril B and Sigrist Beatrice widow, St George Hanover Square 5c 462

References
  1. Wisden 1984, p. 1206.
  2. "Sir Berkeley Ormerod, 86, diplomat". Chicago Tribune: 22. 4 November 1983. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "Oxfordshire v Indians 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. "MCC v Wales 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. "Roses for a wedding". The Tatler. British Newspaper Archive. 11 July 1962. p. 16 cols 1-2. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. "1952 Press Photo Beatrice Sigrist, Husband Sir Berkeley Ormerod and Daughter". The Historic Images Outlet. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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