Dunlop Manners

Dunlop Crawford John Manners (24 August 1916 – 14 August 1994) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Manners served with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) from 1936–1961, during which he served in the Second World War and played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team.

Dunlop Manners

Personal information
Full name	Dunlop Crawford John Manners
Born	24 August 1916 Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States
Died	14 August 1994 (aged 77) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 33 Batting average – 100s/50s –/– Top score 33* Balls bowled 160 Wickets 1 Bowling average 83.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/83 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 May 2019

Life and military career

Manners born at Kuala Lumpur in the Federated Malay States, before coming to England where was educated at Lancing College.[1] After completing his education, he chose a career in the British Army and enlisted with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) as a second lieutenant in December 1936.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1939.[3] Batting once in the match, Manners scored 33 not out in the Army first-innings, while with the ball he took a single wicket, that of Patrick Dickinson in the Cambridge University first-innings.[4]

He served with the Buffs in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in January 1941.[5] Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of captain in July 1946,[6] with promotion to the rank of major coming in January 1952.[7] He was made a brevet lieutenant colonel in November 1956,[8] and achieved the full rank in December 1959.[9] Manners retired from active service in August 1961.[10] He later emigrated to South Africa, where he died at Durban in August 1994.

References

1. "Player profile: Dunlop Manners". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
2. "No. 34347". The London Gazette. 8 December 1936. p. 7918.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Dunlop Manners". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
4. "Cambridge University v Army, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
5. "No. 35077". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1941. p. 959.
6. "No. 37635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1946. p. 3378.
7. "No. 39449". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 February 1952. p. 566.
8. "No. 40939". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1956. p. 6863.
9. "No. 41890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1959. p. 7850.
10. "No. 42435". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 August 1961. p. 5971.

External links

• Dunlop Manners at ESPNcricinfo