Sir Archibald Lyle, 2nd Baronet

Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Baronet MC TD DL JP (5 February 1884 – 4 December 1946) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, British Army officer and ship owner.

Sir Archibald Lyle, 2nd Baronet

Personal information
Full name	Archibald Moir Park Lyle
Born	5 February 1884 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	4 December 1946 (aged 62) Marylebone, London, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1904–1906	Oxford University
1912	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 77 Batting average 12.83 100s/50s –/– Top score 27 Balls bowled 42 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2020

Early life and cricket

The son of Alexander Park Lyle, he was born at Greenock in February 1884.[1] He was educated at Fettes College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1904 and 1906, making two appearances at Oxford against Worcestershire and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] He scored 67 runs in these two matches, with a high score of 27.[4] Lyle was also a successful athlete while at Oxford, representing the university in 110 metres hurdles and shot put against Cambridge from 1904–06. He competed against Harvard and Yale in 1904. Lyle played rugby union for Oxford University RFC from 1902–05.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, Lyle was commissioned in the British Army in October 1906 as a second lieutenant in the Scottish Horse Imperial Yeomanry,[6] which was renamed the Scottish Horse in 1908.[7] He married Dorothy de Hoghton, daughter of Sir James de Hoghton, in November 1908.[8] He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1911.[9] Lyle appeared in his third and final first-class cricket appearance in 1912, when he played for Scotland against the touring Australians at Raeburn Place.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Scotland first innings by Bill Whitty for 5 runs, while in their second innings he was dismissed for the same bowler for 10 runs, the second highest score in the Scottish innings of 52 all out.[10] Weeks prior to the commencement of the First World War, he was promoted to captain.[11]

World War I and later life

Lyle served during the First World War with the Scottish Horse, becoming a temporary major in October 1915,[12] which he relinquished in August 1917.[13] In January 1918, he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while leading a company during an attack with the Scottish Horse as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.[1][14][15] He was again made a temporary major in August 1918, while in 2nd in command,[16] which he relinquished following the war in May 1919.[17] Lyle spent the early part of 1920 away from the military, travelling around British India with his family. He returned from Calcutta aboard the steamship SS Khyber in April,[1] having been promoted to major in the Scottish Horse in February.[18] He was conferred the Territorial Decoration in October 1921 and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1924.[19][20] In June 1928, he was made a brevet colonel,[21] before retiring from active service in October of the same year, retaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.[22]

Upon the death of his father in December 1933, he succeeded as the 2nd Baronet of the Lyle baronets,[8] in addition to inheriting the Lyle Shipping Company.[23] He served as a deputy lieutenant of Perthshire in 1937,[24] and was appointed vice-lieutenant in June 1940.[25] During his life he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the King's Bodyguard For Scotland, in addition to serving as a justice of the peace.[8] Lyle died at Marylebone in December 1946.[5] With his son, Ian Archibald de Hoghton Lyle, being killed in action during the Second World War, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson, Gavin Lyle.[8]

References

1. "Major Archibald Moir Park Lyle" (PDF). www.blairlogie-scotland.org. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. "Player profile: Archibald Lyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Archibald Lyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Archibald Lyle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
5. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1946". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
6. "No. 27967". The London Gazette. 13 November 1906. p. 7630.
7. "No. 28195". The London Gazette. 10 November 1908. p. 8167.
8. "Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Bt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
9. "No. 28482". The London Gazette. 4 April 1911. p. 2705.
10. "Scotland v Australians, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
11. "No. 28849". The London Gazette. 14 July 1914. p. 5452.
12. "No. 29494". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 February 1916. p. 2319.
13. "No. 30231". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 August 1917. p. 8304.
14. "No. 30482". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 January 1918. p. 957.
15. "No. 30651". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1918. p. 5007.
16. "No. 30957". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 October 1918. p. 12241.
17. "No. 31325". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 May 1919. p. 5628.
18. "No. 31984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 July 1920. p. 7648.
19. "No. 32755". The London Gazette. 13 October 1922. p. 7208.
20. "No. 32965". The London Gazette. 15 August 1924. p. 6139.
21. "No. 33400". The London Gazette. 3 June 1928. p. 4499.
22. "No. 33439". The London Gazette. 16 November 1928. p. 7468.
23. "Lyle Shipping Co, Glasgow". www.mariners-list.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
24. "No. 34366". The London Gazette. 2 February 1937. p. 716.
25. "No. 15735". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 August 1940. p. 538.

External links

• Sir Archibald Lyle, 2nd Baronet at ESPNcricinfo