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Sir Thomas Halsey, 3rd Baronet

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Sir Thomas Halsey, Bt
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Edgar Halsey
Born(1898-11-28)28 November 1898
South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Died30 August 1970(1970-08-30) (aged 71)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920–1928Royal Navy
1920Cambridge University
First-class debut20 May 1920 Royal Navy v Cambridge University
Last First-class25 August 1928 Royal Navy v Royal Air Force
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 685
Batting average 38.05
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 102*
Balls bowled 565
Wickets 7
Bowling average 55.42
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/78
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: CricketArchive, 7 June 2008

Sir Thomas Edgar Halsey, 3rd Baronet, DSO (28 November 1898 – 30 August 1970) was an English cricketer,[1] naval officer (1916–1946), and Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.[1]

A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1920 and 1928[2] and also represented the Egypt national cricket team.[3]

Early life

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Born in South Mimms in 1898, Halsey was the elder son of Sir Walter Halsey, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Agnes Marion, the daughter of William Macalpine Leny.[4] He was educated at Eton College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was already a lieutenant in the Royal Navy when he went up to Cambridge.[5]

Cricketer

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Halsey was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler.

He played cricket for Eton in 1915 and 1916, but it was for the Royal Navy cricket team that he made his first-class debut, playing against his university side during the 1920 English cricket season.[6]

He played twice for the university cricket team in 1920, but did not gain his blue. The rest of his first-class matches were all for the Royal Navy, mostly against the British Army cricket team, though there were also matches against the RAF and New Zealand.[6]

He began to play minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1921, continuing to play for them until 1932,[3] a year in which he played for the Navy against a combined South America team. In 1936, he played for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI,[7] captaining the side and scoring a century in the first innings.[3][8]

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Captain Sir Thomas Halsey
Thomas Halsey (right) as Flag Captain of HMS King George V, with Arthur William La Touche Bisset (left), July 1943
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1916–1946
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Boadicea, HMS Malcolm, HMS Badger (RN base, Harwich), Naval Officer-in-Charge, Isle of Man, HMS King George V, RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)
Battles / warsWorld War I, World War II, Dunkirk
AwardsNaval GSM; DSO; 39–45, Atlantic, and Europe stars; Defence & War medals; Mentioned in Despatches[9]
Other workDL 1948, JP 1950, CC 1953, and Vice-Lieut. Herts. 1957–1970

He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 7 June 1940 "for good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches at Dunkirk".[13]

County officer

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Halsey retired from the Navy with the rank of captain in 1946,[2][14] and went on to serve as Deputy Lieutenant for Herts from 1948, a JP from 1950, County Councillor from 1953, and Vice-Lieutenant for Herts from 1957 until his death at Hemel Hempstead in 1970.[citation needed][9]

Marriage and children

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Halsey married Jean Margaret Palmer, daughter of Bertram Brooke, onetime Tuan Muda of Sarawak, and through him, granddaughter of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Brooke. They had one son and two daughters.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cricinfo profile". Content-uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "CricketArchive profile". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 30 August 1970. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Teams played for by Thomas Halsey at CricketArchive
  4. ^ HALSEY, Captain Sir Thomas Edgar in Who Was Who 1897–2007 online, Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Cambridge Freshmen's Match". The Times. No. 42403. London. 6 May 1920. p. 7.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b First-class matches played by Thomas Halsey at CricketArchive
  7. ^ Other matches played by Thomas Halsey at CricketArchive
  8. ^ Scorecard of Egypt v HM Martineau's XI, 23 April 1936 at CricketArchive
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n J.N. Houterman. "(Halsey)". unithistories.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  10. ^ "– HMS Malcolm (D19)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  11. ^ J.N. Houterman. "unithistories.com". unithistories.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  12. ^ "– HMS King George V (41)". Uboat.net. 20 January 1958. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  13. ^ "No. 34867". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1940. p. 3500.
  14. ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1971, Obituaries
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Gaddesdon, Hertfordshire)
2 Sep 1950 – 30 Aug 1970
Succeeded by
John Halsey