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31 July 1894 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England |
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20 February 1975 (aged 80) Amberley, Gloucestershire, England |
Norman Vere Grace DL (31 July 1894 – 20 February 1975) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
A member of the famous cricketing Grace family, he was born to the Test cricketer E. M. Grace in July 1894 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire.[1] He was educated at Wellington College,[2] before joining the Royal Navy. He graduated from Britannia Royal Naval College in 1912, entering into service as a midshipman.[3] Grace served in the navy during the First World War, during the latter stages of which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.[4] Following the war he played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1920, claiming five wickets on debut.[5][6] Three years later in December 1923, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander.[7] He made two further first-class appearances for the Royal Navy against the Army in 1923 and 1927,[5] though he took only a further two wickets in these matches.[8] In July 1929, he was promoted to the rank of commander,[9] before being promoted to the rank of captain in June 1937.[10] Grace served during the Second World War, captaining firstly the minelayer HMS Adventure from 1940–42, for which he was mentioned in dispatches,[11] and later the heavy cruiser HMS Berwick between January–August 1944.[3] From September 1944 to January 1946, he commanded HMS Vernon when it was based at Roedean School and oversaw its return back to Portsmouth after the war.[12] After relinquishing his command of Vernon, Grace was appointed as a naval aide-de-camp to George VI in February 1946.[13] Four months later he retired from active service.[14] He later served as a deputy lieutenant for Gloucestershire in 1960.[15] Grace died in February 1975 at Amberley, Gloucestershire. He had married Lilla Marguerite Spiller in County Cork in 1932, with the couple having two sons.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1975". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/230191.html. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dr Edward Mills Grace of Thornbury". www.thornburyroots.co.uk. http://www.thornburyroots.co.uk/families/grace-edward-mills/. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Norman Vere Grace, RN". www.uboat.net. https://uboat.net/allies/commanders/1018.html. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ "No. 30551". 1 March 1918. p. 2636. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30551/page/2636
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "First-Class Matches played by Norman Grace". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29729/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ "Army v Royal Navy, 1920". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9849.html. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ "No. 32889". 18 December 1923. p. 8820. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32889/page/8820
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Norman Grace". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29729/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ "No. 33513". 2 July 1929. p. 4361. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33513/page/4361
- ↑ "No. 34414". 2 July 1937. p. 4247. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34414/page/4247
- ↑ "No. 35841". 29 December 1942. p. 26. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35841/page/26
- ↑ "An account of HMS VERNON (R)". www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/Vernon_2.htm#.XY3IqGbTXIU. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ↑ "No. 37487". 1 March 1946. p. 1187. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37487/page/1187
- ↑ "No. 37674". 2 August 1946. p. 3938. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37674/page/3938
- ↑ "No. 41960". 19 February 1960. p. 1294. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41960/page/1294
External links[]
- Player profile: N from ESPNcricinfo
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