Richard Page
Personal information
Full name
Richard Kennett Page
Born24 January 1910
Bursledon, Hampshire, England
Died27 July 2006(2006-07-27) (aged 96)
Baltinglass, Leinster, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RelationsLedger Hill (uncle)
Anthony Hill (cousin)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 12
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Balls bowled 48
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2019

Richard Kennett Page MC MBE (24 January 1910 – 27 July 2006) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Page served with the Royal Artillery from 1930–1956, serving with distinction during the Second World War in which he was awarded the Military Cross. During his military career he also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team. In later life he was the vice-president of the Irish branch of the services charity SSAFA, for service to which he was made an MBE in 1995.

Early life and military career

Page was born at Bursledon and educated at Marlborough College.[1] From Marlborough he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He graduated from Woolwich in January 1930, entering into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in February 1933, with seniority to January 1933.[3] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1937.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a 12 runs by Michael White in the Army's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by John Cameron.[5] He opened the bowling with his leg breaks alongside John Stephenson in the Cambridge first-innings, but went wicketless from eight overs bowled.[5] He was promoted to the rank of captain in August 1938.[6] Having served in the Second World War, he was awarded the Military Cross in October 1945,[7] and was mentioned in dispatches in November 1945 and June 1946, for his efforts during the war.[8][9]

Later military career and life

In the same month he was promoted to the rank of major.[10] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in April 1952.[11][12] He served as the regimental lieutenant colonel until April 1955.[13] He retired from active service in April 1956 and was placed on the Reserve of Officers list.[14] Having exceeded the age for recall, he was removed from the list in January 1965.[15]

In retirement he moved to Ireland, where he was the vice-president of the Irish branch of the SSAFA armed forces charity. He was recognised for his services to the charity in the 1995 Birthday Honours, when he was made an MBE.[16] He died in July 2006 in hospital at Baltinglass, Leinster.[17] His wife had predeceased him, with the couple having two children.[17] His cousin, Anthony Hill, was a first-class cricketer, while his uncle Ledger Hill played Test cricket for England.

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Richard Page". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "No. 33575". The London Gazette. 31 January 1930. p. 650.
  3. ↑ "No. 33909". The London Gazette. 7 February 1933. p. 827.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Page". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Cambridge University v Army, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "No. 34538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1938. p. 5029.
  7. ↑ "No. 37302". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 October 1945. p. 5006.
  8. ↑ "No. 37368". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 November 1945. p. 5790.
  9. ↑ "No. 37595". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1946. p. 2741.
  10. ↑ "No. 37635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1946. p. 3365.
  11. ↑ "No. 39637". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 September 1952. p. 4695.
  12. ↑ "No. 39776". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 February 1953. p. 883.
  13. ↑ "No. 40472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 May 1955. p. 2692.
  14. ↑ "No. 40755". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 April 1956. p. 2245.
  15. ↑ "No. 43557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1965. p. 917.
  16. ↑ "No. 54066". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1995. p. 27.
  17. 1 2 "Death notice: PAGE (Lt-Col. Richard "Dick" Kennett, MC, MBE, Retired)". The Irish Times. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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