Mandy Mitchell-Innes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mandy Mitchell-Innes

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 28-Dec-2006

Profession: diplomat, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Mandy Mitchell-Innes

  • Norman Stewart "Mandy" Mitchell-Innes (7 September 1914 – 28 December 2006) was an amateur cricketer for Somerset, who played in one Test match for England in 1935.
  • Between 1931 and 1949 Mitchell-Innes played 132 first-class matches, appearing 69 times for Somerset, and 43 times for Oxford University.
  • In these matches he scored 6,944 runs, including 13 centuries and a top score of 207.
  • He was well-regarded for the grace of his batting, but his cricket career was limited by both hay fever and his overseas work commitments. Mitchell-Innes made his debut for Somerset while he was still a schoolboy at Sedbergh School in 1931.
  • He subsequently went to Oxford University and appeared in the annual match against Cambridge in each of his four years.
  • His total of 3,319 first-class runs is a record for the Oxford University team, and he is regarded as one of the best university cricketers ever.
  • After completing each year at Oxford, he returned to play for Somerset.
  • He played his best years of cricket while at university, passing 1,000 runs in the season during three of his four years there.
  • After graduating from university, he joined the Sudan Political Service and missed the 1938 cricket season entirely.
  • He was only available for Somerset during periods of leave thereafter, often playing for around four to six weeks.
  • In 1948, he was one of three players to captain Somerset when the county struggled to appoint anyone on a permanent basis.
  • He played his last first-class matches in 1949. Mitchell-Innes left the Sudan Political Service in 1954, and became the company secretary at Vaux Breweries.
  • Upon the death of Alf Gover in October 2001, he became England's oldest surviving Test cricketer until his own death in December 2006, when the distinction passed to Ken Cranston.

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