William Goudge

William Henry Goudge OBE (29 October 1877 – 31 May 1967) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy chaplain, serving between 1902 and 1931. He also played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club.

William Goudge
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Goudge
Born29 October 1877
Highworth, Wiltshire, England
Died31 May 1967(1967-05-31) (aged 89)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896–1899Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 191
Batting average 19.10
100s/50s –/2
Top score 58
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2019

Life and naval career

Goudge was born in September 1877 at Highworth, Wiltshire. He was educated at Bath College before accepting a mathematics scholarship to Pembroke College, Oxford.[1] Although awarded his scholarship on the back of his academic achievements in mathematics, he instead studied theology at Pembroke, graduating with a B.A.

He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship, and would make 22 appearances for Wiltshire between 1896 and 1899.[2] After graduating from Pembroke, he was appointed as a chaplain in the Royal Navy in September 1902,[3] while in February the following year he was appointed as an instructor.[4]

Following the First World War he played first-class cricket as an opening batsman for the Royal Navy,[5] making his debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1919.[6] He made four further first-class appearances between 1919 and 1923, all against the British Army cricket team at Lord's.[6] He scored 191 runs in his five first-class matches at an average of 19.10, with a high score of 58.[7] He stood as an umpire in the first-class fixture between the Royal Navy and the touring New Zealanders in 1927.[8]

He retired from active service at his own request in December 1931,[9] and the following month he was made an OBE in the 1932 New Year Honours.[10] He died at Cheltenham in May 1967.[5]

References
  1. The Manchester Guardian, Wednesday, May 6, 1896; pg. 11
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "No. 27477". The London Gazette. 26 September 1902. p. 6510.
  4. "No. 27530". The London Gazette. 27 February 1903. p. 1337.
  5. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1967". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. "William Goudge as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  9. "No. 33776". The London Gazette. 1 December 1931. p. 7739.
  10. "No. 14823". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 January 1932. p. 15.
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