Roland Ingram-Johnson
Personal information
Full name
Roland Edward Sydney Ingram-Johnson
Born28 March 1899
Lanchester, County Durham, England
Died17 June 1967(1967-06-17) (aged 68)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925/26–1945/46Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 53
Batting average 7.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 19
Catches/stumpings 4/2
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2023

Roland Edward Sydney Ingram-Johnson (28 March 1899 – 17 June 1967) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.

Ingram-Johnson was born in March 1899 at Lanchester, County Durham. He was educated at Rossall School, where he played for the school cricket team.[1] Ingram-Johnson was commissioned into the British Indian Army as a second lieutenant in September 1918,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in August 1919.[3] Serving with the 151st Punjabi Rifles, he was made an acting captain in December 1919 whilst commanding a company.[4] Whilst in British India, Ingram-Johnson made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Muslims at Lahore in the 1925–26 Lahore Tournament. Two further first-class appearances followed in March 1928, for the Europeans against the Muslims in the 1927–28 Lahore Tournament, and for the Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India.[5] He played club cricket in Northern India, and alongside Norman Burrell, he was the only club cricketer to pass 1,000 runs for the season in 1927.[6]

Having been promoted to the full rank of captain, he was later promoted to major in August 1936.[7] Ingram-Johnson served with the British Indian Army during the Second World War, during the course of which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1944.[8] Later in 1944, following a sixteen-year gap, he returned to first-class cricket when he played for a Services XI against the Bengal Governor's XI at Calcutta. Following the war, he made a final first-class appearance for the Europeans against the Hindus in the 1946–47 Bombay Pentangular,[5] which was the final edition of that tournament. In five first-class matches, he scored 53 runs with a highest score of 19; as a wicket-keeper, he took four catches and made two stumpings.[9] He retired from active service in June 1947,[10] and returned home, where he played club cricket in the Durham Senior Cricket League. Ingram-Johnson died at Norwich in June 1967.

References

  1. ↑ Mason, George (1913). The Rossall Register, 1844-1913. Oxford: Holywell Press. p. 378.
  2. ↑ "No. 31279". The London Gazette. 8 April 1919. p. 4580.
  3. ↑ "No. 31779". The London Gazette. 13 February 1920. p. 1834.
  4. ↑ "No. 31837". The London Gazette. 26 March 1920. p. 3679.
  5. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Roland Ingram-Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Sportsman's Diary". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore. 25 April 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "No. 34330". The London Gazette. 9 October 1936. p. 6436.
  8. ↑ "No. 36832". The London Gazette. 8 December 1944. p. 5643.
  9. ↑ "Player profile: Roland Ingram-Johnson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "No. 38007". The London Gazette. 4 July 1947. p. 3074.
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