Northumberland Cricketers 1867-2010

ARKWRIGHT, Lieut.-Colonel CECIL GEORGE (1911-27). b 6.7.1890 Newcastle upon Tyne. d 9.10.1980 Marandellas, Zimbabwe. Ed: Wellington; OU (Oriel). mf. County Captain (1926-27). Rugby (OU). Club: County Club. ARMSTRONG, GEORGE WILLIAM (1875). b 22.3.1854 Newcastle upon Tyne. d 5.11.1888 Kensington, Middlesex. Clubs: Gosforth, Northumberland Club. ARMSTRONG, HUGH CLAYTON (1868-69). b 13.4.1844 Newcastle upon Tyne. d 17.2.1909 Folkestone, Kent. Ed: Cheltenham. Club: Northumberland Club. ARMSTRONG, JOHN HORSLEY (1908). b 23.12.1884 Elswick. d 6.9.1965 Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne. Ed: RGS. rhb. Club: Benwell. ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM GEORGE (1921). b 29.4.1894 Newcastle upon Tyne. d 23.4.1983 Hexham. Club: Benwell. ARROWSMITH, ROBERT (1983-85). b 21.5.1952 Denton, Lancashire. Ed: Two Trees S. rhb. sla. Also Lancashire (1976-79). Clubs: Milnrow, Delph (pro). ASHMEAD, HERBERT (1893-94). b 3Q.1864 Clifton, Bristol. d 3.12.1928 West End, Southampton, Hampshire. Ed: U Coll Bristol. Hockey (Northumberland). Club: Benwell. ASIF MASOOD (full name SYED ASIF MASOOD SHAH) (1975-76). b 23.1.1946 Lahore, Punjab, India. Ed: Punjab U. rhb. rfm. Cap (1975). Also Pakistan (16) (1968-77), Lahore (1968/69), Punjab U (1965-69), Pakistan Universities (1967/68), PIA (1969-77), Lahore Whites (1963/64), Lahore Greens (1965-68). Tour: Pakistan to Australia and New Zealand. Club: County Club (pro). ATKINSON, ALBERT (1939-47). b 6.10.1910 Lofthouse, Yorkshire. d 15.4.1981 Wallsend. Son of H. Clubs: Wallsend, NESCO, Ashington (pro). WWII (1942-45). ATKINSON, COLIN RONALD MICHAEL (1951-58) b 23.7.1931 Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire. d 25.6.1991 Glastonbury, Somerset. Ed: Hummersknott S, Darlington; Durham U; Queen’s U, Belfast; Loughborough C of E. rhb. rm. lb. Cap (1961). Also Somerset (1960-67, Captain 1965-67, Cap 1961), MCCA (fc, sc) (1958-59), Durham (1959). Hockey (Somerset). Father of J.C.M. (Somerset). Clubs: Tynemouth, Norton, County Club, South Northumberland. ATKINSON, HARRY (1927). b 2Q.1886 Lofthouse, Yorkshire. d 14.9.1948 Wallsend. rhb. rf. Father of A. Club: Wallsend (pro). ATKINSON, PETER (1970-74). b 22.4.1932 Burley in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Ed: Prince Henry’s GS, Otley; Leeds U. Cap (1971). lhb. lb. Club: Benwell Hill. ATKINSON, TOM (often shown as T.A.Atkinson) (1928-46). b 14.3.1906 Whitley Bay. d 11.6.1989 Whitley Bay. Ed: Training Ship, Mercury. m. Clubs: Backworth Percy, Wallsend (pro), Blyth (pro), Chester-le-Street (pro), Burnmoor (pro), NESCO (pro). WWII (1943-45). ATKINSON, WILLIAM ADAIR (1867). b 7.11.1842 Gateshead Fell, Durham. d 29.8.1905 Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Ed: Durham S; Charterhouse. Club: Northumberland Club. BAKER, Captain ALFREDWILLIAM (1889-97). b 6.3.1864 Cobham, Kent. d 26.12.1898 Jebba, Niger, West Africa. Also Bombay Presidency (1892/93). Clubs: Northumberland Club, Newcastle Garrison, St George’s Rovers. BAKER, JOSEPH STEPHEN WILLIAM (1935-47). b 8.4.1912 Tynemouth. d 20.11.1988 Newcastle upon Tyne. Ed: Armstrong C. Cap (1945). Club: Backworth Percy. WWII (1944-45). BAKER, ROY TURNER (1946). b 25.11.1918 Tynemouth. d 4.1.2003 Gosforth. Ed: Malvern. rhb. Club: South Northumberland. WWII (1943-45). BALSILLIE, RONALD (“RON”) (1965-72). b 7.7.1938 South Shields, Co. Durham. Ed: Ralph Gardner SM. rhb. lb. Cap (1970). Club: Percy Main. BARBER, Colonel NORMAN ELSDALE (1910-11). b 22.2.1888 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. d 16.6.1951 Bawtry, Yorkshire. Ed: Eton. Clubs: Seghill, County Club. BARKER, JOHN BOTTOMLEY (1874). b 8.4.1821 Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. Club: Darlington (pro). Given man. Club: North Shields (pro). BARRACLOUGH, FRANCIS (“FRANK”) (1946-48). b 26.2.1915 India. d 11.5.2001 Bournemouth, Dorset. Ed: Barnsley GS; Sheffield U. rhb. lf. Also Norfolk Club and Ground (1938-39). Club: County Club. WWII (1940). 8