Geoffrey Rawson
Geoffrey Rawson | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1887 Shirmadavy, India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 January 1979 (aged 91) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Branch | British Army | ||||||||||||||
| Service years | 1908–1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major-General | ||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Engineers | ||||||||||||||
| Commands | 2nd Divisional Signals (1928–1932) | ||||||||||||||
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War | ||||||||||||||
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket career | |||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1921 | Army | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 4 June 1921 Army v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 24 June 1921 Army v Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source: CricketArchive, 20 April 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Major-General Geoffrey Grahame Rawson, CB, OBE, MC (2 December 1887 – 14 January 1979) was a British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars and had a notable cricket career, playing first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team in 1921.