Geoffrey Seaton

Geoffrey Seaton
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Stuart Seaton
Born(1926-03-06)6 March 1926
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 94)
West Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Cambridge University
1957Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 196
Batting average 15.07
100s/50s –/1
Top score 51
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2020

Geoffrey Stuart Seaton (6 March 1926 – 18 November 2020) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Seaton was born at Kemp Town in Brighton on 6 March 1926. He attended Denstone College in Staffordshire[1] before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1946 and 1947, making five appearances.[3] He scored 123 runs in his five matches, averaging 17.57 and with a high score of 51.[4]

After graduating from Cambridge, Seaton was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers,[5] with promotion to lieutenant in January 1950.[6] He was promoted to captain in January 1954.[7]

While serving in the army, Seaton studied at Merton College, Oxford, in 1956 and 1957 on the Army Geodesy Course.[2] He made a further three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1957,[3] scoring 73 runs with a high score of 26.[4] He was promoted to major in January 1961,[8] and retired from active service in January 1962.[9]

Seaton died in West Sussex on 18 November 2020, at the age of 94.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Blackwell, Basil (1964). Merton College Register, 1900-1964. Merton College. p. 483.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 38365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1948. p. 4291.
  6. ^ "No. 38820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1950. p. 405.
  7. ^ "No. 40081". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1954. p. 559.
  8. ^ "No. 42261". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1961. p. 661.
  9. ^ "No. 42571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1962. p. 422.
  10. ^ "Geoffrey Stuart Seaton". Probate Search. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Geoffrey Stuart Seaton b. 1926". GRO Index. Retrieved 7 December 2022.