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List of Combined Services (United Kingdom) cricketers

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The Combined Services cricket team played first-class cricket between 1920 and 1964, featuring in 63 fixtures.[1] The team was made up of cricketers who were serving in the three branches of the British Armed Forces: the British Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force. Throughout the cricket season, the Combined Services regularly played against county opposition and touring sides.[1] In the sides 63 first-class fixtures, 226 different cricketers appeared for the Combined Services. During the period of National Service, the Combined Services were often able to field a strong side of young players who were already associated with a first-class county.[2] Following the formal end of National Service in the United Kingdom in 1960, the Combined Services invariably fielded weaker sides, having lost access to a pool of young county cricketers.

The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he played first-class matches for one of the sides and then his name is given as it would appear on a modern match scorecard.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Combined Services (England)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ Williams, Charles (2012). Gentlemen & Players: The Death of Amateurism in Cricket. Orion. p. 24. ISBN 9780297608097.