Geoffrey Longfield

Geoffrey Longfield
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Phelps Longfield
Born4 December 1909
High Halstow, Kent, England
Died25 February 1943(1943-02-25) (aged 33)
Rennes, Brittany, German-occupied France
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm (unknown style)
RelationsTom Longfield (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 36
Batting average 9.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Balls bowled 210
Wickets 2
Bowling average 69.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/51
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2019

Geoffrey Phelps Longfield (4 December 1909 – 25 February 1943) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Enlisting in the Royal Air Force in 1929, he played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force cricket team in the early 1930s, before later serving in the Second World War with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, during which he was killed on a mission while commanding 105 Squadron.