William Goudge

William Henry Goudge OBE (29 October 1877 – 31 May 1967) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy Chaplain, serving between 1902–31. He also played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club.

William Goudge
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Henry Goudge
Born29 October 1877
Highworth, Wiltshire, England
Died31 May 1967(1967-05-31) (aged 89)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896–1899Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 191
Batting average 19.10
100s/50s –/2
Top score 58
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2019

Life and naval career

Goudge was born in September 1877 at Highworth, Wiltshire. He educated at Bath College, before accepting a mathematics scholarship to Pembroke College, Oxford.[1] Although awarded his scholarship on the back of his academic achievements in mathematics, he instead studied theology at Pembroke, graduating with a B.A.. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship, with Goudge making 22 appearances for Wiltshire between 1896–99.[2] After grauating from Pembroke, he was appointed as a chaplain in the Royal Navy in September 1902,[3] while in February the following year he was appointed as an instructor.[4]

Following the First World War he played first-class cricket as an opening batsman for the Royal Navy,[5] making his debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1919.[6] He made four further first-class appearances between 1919–23, all against the British Army cricket team at Lord's.[6] He scored 191 runs in his five first-class matches at an average of 19.10, with a high score of 58.[7] He stood as an umpire in the first-class fixture between the Royal Navy and the touring New Zealanders in 1927.[8] He retired from active service at his own request in December 1931,[9] while the following month he was made an OBE in the 1932 New Year Honours.[10] He died at Cheltenham in May 1967.[5]

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References
  1. The Manchester Guardian, Wednesday, May 6, 1896; pg. 11
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. "No. 27477". The London Gazette. 26 September 1902. p. 6510.
  4. "No. 27530". The London Gazette. 27 February 1903. p. 1337.
  5. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1967". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Goudge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  8. "William Goudge as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  9. "No. 33776". The London Gazette. 1 December 1931. p. 7739.
  10. "No. 14823". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 January 1932. p. 15.
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