Walter Vezey

Walter Vezey
Personal information
Full name	Walter John Vezey
Born	12 January 1901; Edmonton, London, England
Died	4 April 1926 (aged 25); Arawali, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
1925/26	Europeans
Career statistics
Matches	2
Runs scored	49
Batting average	16.33
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	21
Balls bowled	112
Wickets	3
Bowling average	19.33
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	3/18
Catches/stumpings	4/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 31 December 2023

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Walter John Vezey (12 January 1901 – 4 April 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.

The son of Peter Vezey and his wife, Lottie,^[1] he was born at Edmonton in January 1901. He was educated at Haileybury, before going up to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. From there, he graduated as a second lieutenant into the Royal Engineers and was later attached to the Royal Bombay Sappers in British India.^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1922.^[3] Whilst in India, Vezey made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Sikhs and the Muslims in the 1925–26 Lahore Tournament.^[4] He scored 49 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 21,^[5] while with the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 19.33.^[6] While a passenger on 4 April 1926 aboard a DH.9A of No. 60 Squadron RAF flown by Pilot Officer David John Lloyd, Vezey was killed when the aircraft crashed in the North-West Frontier Province; the pilot was also killed in the crash.^[7]

References

^ "Accident". Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser. 10 April 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Vezey Family: Branches In and Out of Box". www.boxpeopleandplaces.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "No. 32730". The London Gazette. 18 July 1922. p. 5359.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Fatal Indian crash". Belfast News-Letter. 7 April 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

Walter Vezey at ESPNcricinfo

[1] "Accident". Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser. 10 April 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Vezey Family: Branches In and Out of Box". www.boxpeopleandplaces.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[3] "No. 32730". The London Gazette. 18 July 1922. p. 5359.

[4] "First-Class Matches played by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[5] "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[6] "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Walter Vezey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[7] "Fatal Indian crash". Belfast News-Letter. 7 April 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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