Clifford Andrews
Personal information
Full name
Clifford Jack Andrews
Born(1912-08-06)6 August 1912
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died11 December 1973(1973-12-11) (aged 61)
Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsBill Andrews (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1948Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 127
Batting average 14.11
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Catches/stumpings 6/1
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2009

Clifford Jack Andrews (6 August 1912 — 11 December 1973) was an English first-class cricketer and rugby union player.

Andrews was born at Swindon in August 1912. In Swindon, his father was a publican, but the family moved to Weston-super-Mare in 1921. There he was educated at Weston Grammar School and played club cricket for Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club.[1] Andrews made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire prior to the Second World War, playing against Cambridge University at Southampton in 1938.[2] During the war, he served as a police officer with the Southampton City Police and was known to play exhibition matches for their cricket team.[3] Following the war, he returned to play first-class cricket for Hampshire, typically as cover for regular wicket-keeper Neil McCorkell.[3] In total, he made seven first-class appearances for Hampshire to 1948.[2] In these, he scored 127 runs at an average of 14.11, with a highest score of 29. As wicket-keeper, he took six catches and made a single stumping.[4] Outside of cricket, Andrews played rugby union for the Hampshire representative rugby union team,[5] having played rugby for Hampshire since 1933.[6] He was the younger brother of the Somerset all-rounder Bill Andrews, and was known in his family as "Jack". Andrews died at his home in Eastleigh in December 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary: Mr J Andrews". Bristol Evening Post. 12 December 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Clifford Andrews". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 "A–Z (A7)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Clifford Andrews". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  5. Turner, Herbert Kyle (1950). The world's all sports who's who for 1950. Wex Press. p. 69.
  6. "A Somerset sportsman". Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser. 13 December 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
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