Ronald Gerrard
Major Ronald Anderson Gerrard (26 January 1912 – 22 January 1943) was an English rugby union international. He also played first-class cricket for Somerset.
| Birth name | Ronald Anderson Gerrard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 January 1943 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | near Tobruk, Italian Libya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerrard was a member of two successful Home Nations campaigns with England in 1932 and 1934, the latter a Triple Crown. The Hong Kong born centre played a Test against South Africa when they toured Britain in 1932 and in a win over New Zealand, who toured the British Isles and Canada in 1936.[1]
In addition to his rugby career, Gerrard played three first-class matches, as a batsman, with Somerset in the 1935 County Championship.[2] He did not affect any of the matches, amassing just 36 runs from his five innings.
A Major in the Royal Engineers during World War II, Gerrard fought in North Africa and was killed in action near Tobruk.[3]
References
- "Ronald Gerrard". Scrum.com.
- "First-Class Matches played by Ronald Gerrard". CricketArchive.
- CWGC entry