Nigel Jerram

Nigel Jerram
Personal information
Full name
Nigel Martyn Jerram
Born9 March 1900
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Died19 December 1968(1968-12-19) (aged 68)
Trescoll, Cornwall, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922–1923Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 78
Batting average 78.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 43*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2019

Nigel Martyn Jerram MRCS LRCP (9 March 1900 – 19 December 1968) was an English first-class cricketer, medical doctor and Royal Air Force officer.

Life and military career

The son of Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram,[1] he was born at Weymouth and was educated at Marlborough College.[2] After leaving Marlborough, he briefly served in the Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant,[3] before studying medicine at the University of Cambridge and at St Thomas' Hospital.[4] He played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in 1922 and 1923, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] After graduating, he joined the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force as a flying officer in October 1928.[6] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in April 1930.[7] He played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force in 1930, making a single appearance against the Army at The Oval.[8] Batting twice in the match, Jerram was dismissed for a single run in the Royal Air Force first-innings by John Walford, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 9 runs by Frederick Arnold.[9] He was placed on the retired list in December 1932, on account of ill health.[10]

He died in December 1968 at Trescoll, Cornwall.

References

  1. ^ "Births". The Times. No. 36087. London. 12 March 1900. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Teams Nigel Jerram played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 31298". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 April 1919. p. 5005.
  4. ^ The Medical Directory. J. & A. Churchill, Limited. 1951. p. 1789.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Jerram". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 33430". The London Gazette. 16 October 1928. p. 6636.
  7. ^ "No. 33660". The London Gazette. 11 November 1930. p. 7178.
  8. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Jerram". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Army v Royal Air Force, 1930". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  10. ^ "No. 33894". The London Gazette. 20 December 1932. p. 8139.