Reginald Hammond

Reginald Joseph Leslie Hammond OBE (16 December 1909 – 3 January 1991) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

Reginald Hammond
Personal information
Full nameReginald Joseph Leslie Hammond
Born16 December 1909
Battersea, Surrey, England
Died3 January 1991(1991-01-03) (aged 81)
Chichester, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 199
Batting average 18.09
100s/50s –/–
Top score 46
Catches/stumpings 6/3
Source: Cricinfo, 19 March 2019

Hammond enlisted in the Royal Navy in August 1930, holding the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. He was promoted from acting sub-lieutenant to sub-lieutenant in July 1931, with seniority antedated to August 1930.[1] In March 1932, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.[2] Hammond served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, with promotion to the rank of lieutenant commander coming two months into the conflict in November 1939.[3] In the later stages of the war, he was promoted to the rank of commander in December 1944.[4]

Following the war, Hammond made his debut in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team against Glamorgan at Pontypridd in 1948.[5] He played first-class cricket for the Combined Services until 1951, making a total of six appearances.[5] Playing as a wicket-keeper, Hammond scored 199 runs at an average of 18.09, with a high score of 46.[6] Behind the stumps he took six catches and made three stumpings.[6]

Hammond was made an OBE in the 1957 New Year Honours and retired from the navy in December 1959.[7][8] He died at Chichester in January 1991.

References
  1. "No. 33741". The London Gazette. 4 August 1931. p. 5110.
  2. "No. 33813". The London Gazette. 1 April 1932. p. 2141.
  3. "No. 34754". The London Gazette. 15 December 1939. p. 8328.
  4. "No. 36880". The London Gazette. 5 January 1945. p. 230.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Hammond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Hammond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  7. "No. 40960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1956. p. 6.
  8. "No. 41899". The London Gazette. 18 December 1959. p. 8038.
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