Geoffrey Seaton

Geoffrey Stuart Seaton (born 6 March 1926) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Geoffrey Seaton
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Stuart Seaton
Born (1926-03-06) 6 March 1926
Brighton, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Cambridge University
1957Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 196
Batting average 15.07
100s/50s –/1
Top score 51
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2020

Seaton was born at Kemp Town in Brighton in March 1926. He later studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1946 and 1947, making five appearances.[2] Ridley scored 123 runs in his five matches, averaging 17.57 and with a high score of 51.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Seaton was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers,[4] with promotion to lieutenant coming in January 1950.[5] He was promoted to captain four years later in January 1954.[6] While still serving in the army, Seaton studied at Merton College, Oxford in 1956 and 1957 on the Army Geodesy Course.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a further three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1957,[2] scoring 73 runs with a high score of 26.[3] He was later promoted to major in January 1961,[7] Seaton retired from active service in January 1962.[8]

References
  1. Blackwell, Basil (1964). Merton College Register, 1900-1964. Merton College. p. 483.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Seaton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "No. 38365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1948. p. 4291.
  5. "No. 38820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1950. p. 405.
  6. "No. 40081". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1954. p. 559.
  7. "No. 42261". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1961. p. 661.
  8. "No. 42571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1962. p. 422.
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