Geoffrey Seaton

Geoffrey Stuart Seaton (born 6 March 1926) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Seaton was born at Kemp Town in Brighton in March 1926. He later studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1946 and 1947, making five appearances.[2] Ridley scored 123 runs in his five matches, averaging 17.57 and with a high score of 51.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Seaton was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers,[4] with promotion to lieutenant coming in January 1950.[5] He was promoted to captain four years later in January 1954.[6] While still serving in the army, Seaton studied at Merton College, Oxford in 1956 and 1957 on the Army Geodesy Course.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a further three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1957,[2] scoring 73 runs with a high score of 26.[3] He was later promoted to major in January 1961,[7] Seaton retired from active service in January 1962.[8]