N. D. T. Oliver

Norman Dennys Trevor Oliver CavA (1886–1948) played cricket for Bedfordshire and Brazil.[1][2][3] He was an accomplished all rounder.[4]

Cricket and war

Oliver was born in India in 1886, the son of Norman Robert Dicy Oliver of the Indian Civil Service.[5] He was educated as a boarder at Bedford Modern School where he excelled at cricket and was considered to be one of the best all rounders the school had produced.[2][4][6][7]

Oliver played cricket for Bedfordshire in 1902, 1903 and 1912.[3] At the outbreak of World War I, he served with the Royal Field Artillery where he was mentioned in despatches and in 1918 was made a Knight of the Order of Aviz.[8] In 1920 he attained the rank of Captain.[9]

After the war Oliver became an Official of the São Paulo Railway Company.[5] He played cricket for Brazil against Argentina in 1921, 1922 and 1929.[10][11] On his first appearance of a two-day match at the Hurlingham Cricket Club in Buenos Aires he took one wicket on five overs and scored 19 runs; in the second innings he was not out for 12.[12] A week later at the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground he took a wicket in the first innings.[13] In his final match for Brazil in May 1929, he scored 42 runs and took one wicket.[14]

Family life

On 8 September 1923, Oliver married Sylvia Broad at Cobham, Surrey.[5] He died in São Paulo, Brazil on 4 April 1948 and was survived by his wife, a son and daughter.[5][15]

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