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Full name | Arthur Christopher Lancelot Stanley-Clarke | ||||||||||||||
Born | 30 June 1886 Brighton, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 January 1983 Howth Head, Leinster, Ireland | (aged 96)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1909 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2019 |
Brigadier Arthur Christopher Lancelot Stanley-Clarke, CBE, DSO (30 June 1886 – 8 January 1983) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. After attending Winchester College and the University of Oxford, Stanley-Clarke enlisted with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in August 1909. In a military career which lasted until 1944, he fought in both the First World War and the Second World War. He was highly decorated, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre and the Order of Polonia Restituta. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team.