Osmond Ardagh

Osmond Charles Ardagh (1 November 1900 – 1 February 1954)[1] was an English first-class cricketer who played a single match for Oxford University in 1922.[2] He was born at Haslemere, Surrey and was found drowned in the river Thames at Wallingford, then in Berkshire.

Osmond Ardagh
Personal information
Full nameOsmond Charles Ardagh
Born(1900-11-01)1 November 1900
Haslemere, England
Died1 February 1954(1954-02-01) (aged 53)
Berkshire, England
BattingLeft hand batsman
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922Oxford University
First-class debut24 June 1922 Oxford University v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2
100s/50s -/-
Top score 2
Balls bowled 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 January 2009

Cricket career

In his single first-class cricket appearance, he opened the batting in the match against Leicestershire and scored just two runs.[3] He also played a few matches for Surrey's second eleven in the Minor Counties in 1920 and 1922.[2]

Personal life

In 1925, when his forthcoming marriage to Margot Irene Biheller was announced in The Times, he was credited as "of the Nyasaland Government Service".[4] When she died in 1969, The Times recorded that they had had two sons, John and Hugh.[5] His son John Ardagh was a noted journalist and writer on contemporary France. His grandson Arjuna Ardagh is a writer, and the founder of Awakening Coaching.

References
  1. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 124.
  2. "Player profile: Osmond Ardagh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. "Scorecard: Leicestershire v Oxford University". CricketArchive. 24 June 1922. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. "Forthcoming Marriages". The Times (44133). London. 1 December 1925. p. 17.
  5. "Deaths". The Times (57534). London. 14 April 1969. p. 16.


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