James Souter

James Stewart Souter (born 9 February 1924) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

James Souter
Personal information
Full nameJames Stewart Souter
Born (1924-02-09) 9 February 1924
Kanpur, United Provinces,
British India
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 47
Batting average 23.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2020

The son of the Scottish colonial administrator Sir Edward Souter, he was born at Kanpur in British India. He was educated in England at Haileybury,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1942.[2] His studies at Oxford were interrupted by the ongoing Second World War, in which he served in the latter stages of with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), enlisting as a pilot officer in April 1944.[3] He served with the RAFVR until 1948, the year in which he was promoted to flying officer.[4] He returned to Brasenose College in 1948, playing three first-class cricket matches for Oxford University against the Free Foresters, Lancashire and Middlesex in 1948.[5] He scored 47 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 30.[6] His brother, Ian, was killed in action during the war.[7]

References
  1. Haileybury Register. Haileybury and Imperial Service College. 1961. p. 399.
  2. "Brazen Notes" (PDF). www.bnc.ox.ac.uk. 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "No. 36514". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 May 1944. p. 2235.
  4. "No. 38188". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1948. p. 647.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by James Souter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Souter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. "Souter, Ian Matheson". www.twgpp.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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