James Souter

James Stewart Souter (13 February 1923 – 21 October 1999) was an English first-class cricketer.

James Souter
Personal information
Full name
James Stewart Souter
Born(1923-02-13)13 February 1923
Kanpur, United Provinces,
British India
Died21 October 1999(1999-10-21) (aged 76)
St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 47
Batting average 23.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2020

The son of the Scottish colonial administrator Sir Edward Souter, he was born at Kanpur in British India. He was educated in England at Haileybury,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1942.[2] His studies at Oxford were interrupted by the ongoing Second World War, in which he served in the latter stages with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), enlisting as a pilot officer in April 1944.[3] He served with the RAFVR until 1948, the year in which he was promoted to flying officer.[4] He returned to Brasenose College in 1948, playing three first-class cricket matches for Oxford University against the Free Foresters, Lancashire and Middlesex in 1948.[5] He scored 47 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 30.[6] His brother, Ian, was killed in action during the war.[7] He married Mary Atkinson at The Strand, London in 1948.[8] Souter died in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on 21 October 1999, at the age of 76.[9]

References

  1. Haileybury Register. Haileybury and Imperial Service College. 1961. p. 399.
  2. "Brazen Notes" (PDF). www.bnc.ox.ac.uk. 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "No. 36514". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 May 1944. p. 2235.
  4. "No. 38188". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1948. p. 647.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by James Souter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Souter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. "Souter, Ian Matheson". www.twgpp.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. "Souter – Atkinson wedding announcement". Newspaper Index Cards, 1790–1976. 14 January 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  9. "James Souter". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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