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John Hussey (Royal Navy cricketer)

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John Hussey
Personal information
Full name
John Allen Hussey
Born17 April 1897
Axbridge, Somerset, England
Died18 August 1969(1969-08-18) (aged 72)
Raynes Park, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsDerrick Hall (brother-in-law)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 54
Batting average 54.00
100s/50s –/1
Top score 54
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2019

John Allen Hussey OBE (17 April 1897 – 18 August 1969) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

Hussey served in the First World War with the Royal Navy as an acting paymaster sub-lieutenant, for which he was commended in the London Gazette.[1] He was confirmed in the rank of paymaster sub-lieutenant in January 1919,[2] with promotion to the rank of paymaster lieutenant following in July 1919.[3] He was promoted to paymaster lieutenant commander in July 1927.[4] Hussey made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the Royal Air Force at Chatham in 1929.[5] Batting once in the match, Hussey top scored in the Royal Navy first-innings with 54, before being dismissed by Reginald Fulljames.[6] He was promoted to paymaster commander in June 1935.[7]

Hussey served in the Second World War, during which he was appointed an OBE.[8] In the year following the war, he was promoted to paymaster captain.[9] He was appointed as a naval aide-de-camp to George VI in November 1951,[10] later briefly serving Elizabeth II in the same role.[11] He retired from active service in April 1952.[12] Hussey died in August 1969 at Raynes Park, Surrey. His brother-in-law, Derrick Hall, also played first-class cricket, with Hussey having married his sister, Elizabeth, in May 1934.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 31461". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 July 1919. p. 9112.
  2. ^ "No. 31123". The London Gazette. 14 January 1919. p. 716.
  3. ^ "No. 31558". The London Gazette. 19 September 1919. p. 11683.
  4. ^ "No. 33295". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1927. p. 4645.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hussey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Royal Navy v Royal Air Force, 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 34176". The London Gazette. 2 July 1935. p. 4257.
  8. ^ a b "Captain John Allen Hussey". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. ^ "No. 37650". The London Gazette. 12 July 1946. p. 3629.
  10. ^ "No. 39395". The London Gazette. 27 November 1951. p. 6190.
  11. ^ "No. 39505". The London Gazette. 1 April 1952. p. 1826.
  12. ^ "No. 39511". The London Gazette. 8 April 1952. p. 1954.
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