Geoffrey Seaton

Geoffrey Stuart Seaton (6 March 1926 – 18 November 2020) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Geoffrey Seaton
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Stuart Seaton
Born(1926-03-06)6 March 1926
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 94)
West Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Cambridge University
1957Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 196
Batting average 15.07
100s/50s –/1
Top score 51
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2020

Seaton was born at Kemp Town in Brighton on 6 March 1926. He attended Denstone College in Staffordshire[1] before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1946 and 1947, making five appearances.[3] He scored 123 runs in his five matches, averaging 17.57 and with a high score of 51.[4]

After graduating from Cambridge, Seaton was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers,[5] with promotion to lieutenant in January 1950.[6] He was promoted to captain in January 1954.[7]

While serving in the army, Seaton studied at Merton College, Oxford, in 1956 and 1957 on the Army Geodesy Course.[2] He made a further three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1957,[3] scoring 73 runs with a high score of 26.[4] He was promoted to major in January 1961,[8] and retired from active service in January 1962.[9]

Seaton died in West Sussex on 18 November 2020, at the age of 94.[10][11]

References
  1. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. Blackwell, Basil (1964). Merton College Register, 1900-1964. Merton College. p. 483.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "No. 38365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1948. p. 4291.
  6. "No. 38820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1950. p. 405.
  7. "No. 40081". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1954. p. 559.
  8. "No. 42261". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1961. p. 661.
  9. "No. 42571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1962. p. 422.
  10. "Geoffrey Stuart Seaton". Probate Search. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. "Geoffrey Stuart Seaton b. 1926". GRO Index. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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