Tony Pawson (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tony Pawson (cricketer)

English cricketer, footballer and angler

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1921

Place of Birth: Chertsey, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2012

Profession: association football player, journalist, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Tony Pawson (cricketer)

  • Henry Anthony Pawson (22 August 1921 – 12 October 2012) was an English sportsman who played cricket and association football and was a leading fly fisherman.
  • He worked as a cricket writer and journalist.
  • He was the son of Guy Pawson, and father of scientist Anthony Pawson. Pawson was born at Chertsey in Surrey and educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford.
  • During the Second World War he served in the Rifle Brigade, reaching the rank of Major and seeing active service in Italy and Tunisia, being mentioned in despatches.
  • He worked for Reed International where he became Personnel Director, and then as an industrial relations adviser. Pawson played a total of 69 first-class cricket matches for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club.
  • He batted right-handed, scoring 3,807 runs (including seven centuries) at an average of 37.32.
  • He captained Oxford in 1948 when they defeated Cambridge University by an innings.Pawson was a good all-round sportsman and also played association football to a high level.
  • He won a Blue for Oxford University and played two league matches for Charlton Athletic, scoring on his debut versus Tottenham Hotspur in December 1951.
  • He was a member of the Pegasus A.F.C.
  • team that won the FA Amateur Cup in 1951 and a member of the Great Britain football squad for the 1952 Summer Olympic Games although he did not feature in any of the team's matches.
  • He became cricket correspondent of The Observer and chaired the Cricket Writers' Club, 1980/81. He was regarded as one of the world's leading fly fishermen and was world individual champion in 1984.
  • He also won world titles as part of the English national team.
  • In June 1988 he was awarded the OBE for "services to angling".
  • He died on 12 October 2012, aged 91.

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