Clive Garthwaite

Clive Charlton Garthwaite CBE (22 October 1909 – 20 January 1979) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. He played one first-class game for the British Army cricket team in 1930. Garthwaite served in North Africa during the Second World War and was mentioned in dispatches in March 1945. He continued to be active in cricket, captaining the Army and Combined Services cricket teams into the 1950s. He retired as a Brigadier in 1963.

Clive Garthwaite
Personal information
Full name
Clive Charlton Garthwaite
Born22 October 1909
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Died20 January 1979(1979-01-20) (aged 69)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
England
BattingUnknown
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsPeter Garthwaite (twin-brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 30
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2019

Early life and career

Born at Guisborough, his father was a land agent from County Durham who worked for the Earl of Airlie.[1] He attended Wellington College with his identical twin-brother Peter.[1] The brothers both played for the school cricket team and caused some confusion due to their similar looks.[2] After completing his schooling Garthwaite attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He graduated from the academy in August 1929 and entered into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant.[3] He played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team in 1930, making one appearance against the Royal Air Force at The Oval.[4] Garthwaite batted twice during the match, being dismissed without scoring by Reginald Fulljames in the Army's first-innings, with the same bowler dismissing him for 7 runs in their second-innings.[5]

Garthwaite served at the Shorncliffe Garrison in 1931.[6] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in August 1932,[7] with promotion to captain six years later in August 1938.[8] During this period he served overseas in Hong Kong.[6] Garthwaite was appointed adjutant on 1 April 1939 and was seconded from the Royal Artillery the next month.[9][10]

WWII and later career

He served in World War II, commanding the Royal Artillery's 43rd Battery in North Africa, and was mentioned in dispatches in March 1945.[11][12] Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of major in June 1946.[13] In February 1952 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and served in the garrison at Shoeburyness.[14] During this time Garthwaite remained active in army cricket. In 1953 he was looking for new team members and was able to persuade Warwickshire county player Tom Cartwright to join the Royal Artillery when his National Service call-up came through. This was despite Cartwright's preference for his county regiment, the Royal Warwickshires, and interest from the Royal Air Force. Cartwright would later play in the Army and Combined Services teams captained by Garthwaite.[15] Garthwaite served as chairman of the Royal Artillery Cricket Club in 1955, 1956, 1961 and 1962.[16]

In June 1958 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier.[17] He served as an aide-de-camp to Elizabeth II and was made a CBE in the 1961 New Year Honours.[18] Garthwaite then served as commander of the garrison at the Royal Artillery Barracks.[19] He retired from the military in February 1963 and ceased to be liable for recall in the reserves on reaching his 68th birthday.[20][21]

During his retirement he ran a business from his home at Larkfield, Kent.[22] He died at Aylesbury in January 1979.[6]

References
  1. "Peter Garthwaite". The Daily Telegraph. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Peter Garthwaite". Daily Telegraph. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. "No. 33530". The London Gazette. 30 August 1929. p. 5644.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Clive Garthwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. "Army v Royal Air Force, 1930". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. "Player profile: Clive Garthwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "No. 33859". The London Gazette. 30 August 1932. p. 5561.
  8. "No. 34538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1938. p. 5029.
  9. "No. 34621". The London Gazette. 2 May 1939. p. 2920.
  10. "No. 34627". The London Gazette. 19 May 1939. p. 3382.
  11. "No. 36961". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1945. p. 1187.
  12. Sir, General Martin Farndale; Hughes, Basil Perronet (1996). History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The years of defeat : Europe and North Africa, 1939-1941. Royal Artillery Institution. p. 208. ISBN 9781857530803. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  13. "No. 37635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1946. p. 3364.
  14. "No. 39459". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 February 1952. p. 761.
  15. Mason, Tony; Riedi, Eliza (2010). Sport and the Military: The British Armed Forces 1880–1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 222. ISBN 9781139788977. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  16. "Club History". Royal Artillery Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  17. "No. 41735". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 1959. p. 3809.
  18. "No. 42231". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 December 1960. p. 8894.
  19. The Journal of the Royal Artillery Vol. LXXXVIII No. 1 1961. 1961. p. 128. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  20. "No. 42916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1963. p. 1307.
  21. "No. 44435". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 October 1967. p. 11525.
  22. Scott, John William Robertson (1972). The Countryman. J.W. Robertson Scott. p. 199. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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