William Joynson

William Reginald Hamborough Joynson (18 May 1917 – 4 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

William Joynson

Personal information
Full name	William Reginald Hamborough Joynson
Born	18 May 1917 Bickley, Kent, England
Died	4 December 2000 (aged 83) Bath, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 30 Batting average 7.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 11 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2020

The son of Lieutenant Colonel William Owen Hamborough Joynson, one-time chairman of Kent County Cricket Club,[1] he was born at Bickley in May 1917. He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Joynson made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University at Oxford in 1939, against Gloucestershire and Yorkshire.[3] However, any further prospect of playing first-class cricket for Oxford was curtailed by the commencement of the Second World War in September 1939. Joynson served in the war, being commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant in October 1940.[4] Following the war, Joynson became a farmer in Kent.[5] He died in December 2000 at Bath, Somerset.

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1968". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
2. "Player profile: William Joynson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Joynson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
4. "No. 34990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1940. p. 6543.
5. "No. 39702". The London Gazette. 20 April 1951. p. 2273.

External links

• William Joynson at ESPNcricinfo