Thomas Jameson
Personal information
Full name
Thomas George Cairnes Jameson
Born(1908-04-06)6 April 1908
Bihar, Bengal Presidency,
British India
Died18 January 1987(1987-01-18) (aged 78)
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930–1931Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 55
Batting average 9.16
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23*
Balls bowled 42
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2009

Thomas George Cairnes Jameson (6 April 1908 — 18 January 1987) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

The son of the Irishman Julian Veitch Jameson and his wife, Georgina Gertrude Munro Robertson, he was born in British India at Bihar in April 1908. He joined the Royal Navy in the 1920s as a sub-lieutenant and spent the early part of his career stationed aboard HMS Valhalla.[1] Jameson made his debut in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy in 1929, making two appearances against the British Army cricket team and the Royal Air Force cricket team at Lord's.[2] Whilst stationed at HMNB Portsmouth, he was selected to play first-class cricket for Hampshire in the County Championship in 1930 and 1931, making three appearances.[2] He scored 55 runs in first-class cricket, with a highest score of 23 not out.[3]

In the navy, Jameson was promoted to lieutenant in June 1931,[4] with promotion to lieutenant commander in June 1939.[5] Jameson served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, during which he was promoted to commander in December 1943.[6] After the war, he was promoted to captain in June 1949.[7] Jameson retired from active service in July 1958;[8] prior to his retirement, he had spent two years as commander officer of RNAS Eglinton.[9] He was a member of the Union Club in London.[10] Jameson died in hospital at Henley-on-Thames on 18 January 1987.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Western Police Courts". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 29 November 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 29 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Jameson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Jameson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ The Navy List. London: H. M. Stationery Office. 1937. p. 102.
  5. ^ "No. 34639". The London Gazette. 23 June 1939. p. 4243.
  6. ^ "No. 36326". The London Gazette. 11 January 1944. p. 228.
  7. ^ "No. 38658". The London Gazette. 5 July 1949. p. 3300.
  8. ^ "No. 41485". The London Gazette. 29 August 1958. p. 5337.
  9. ^ "News things". Londonderry Sentinel. 20 May 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Cowper Rome, Robert (1948). Union Club: An Illustrated Descriptive Record of the Oldest Members' Club in London, Founded Circa 1799. B. T. Batsford. p. 131.
  11. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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