Michael Maw

Michael Trentham Maw DFC (29 September 1912 – 13 August 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.

Michael Maw

Personal information
Full name	Michael Trentham Maw
Born	29 September 1912 Nutfield, Surrey, England
Died	13 August 1944 (aged 31) near Alzey, People's State of Hesse, Nazi Germany
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1933–1934	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 19 Batting average 6.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 294 Wickets 3 Bowling average 47.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/15 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2019

The son of Mowbray Maw and his wife, Mary, he was born in September 1912 at Nutfield, Surrey. He was educated at Oundle School, before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge to read engineering.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1933. He made a further first-class appearance for Cambridge in 1934, against Nottinghamshire. In the same season he played for H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI against Oxford University at Reigate.[2] While at Cambridge, he joined the Royal Air Force Reserve as a trainee pilot.[3]

After graduating from Cambridge he became a director in the family chemist business Messrs S. Maw & Sons Ltd.[1] Continuing in the Royal Air Force Reserve, he was promoted to the rank of flying officer in September 1933.[4] Maw served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War with 640 Squadron, undertaking training at Cranwell and Calgary.[1] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in May 1941,[5] before being granted the temporary rank of squadron leader in July 1943.[6] Maw was killed while piloting a Halifax bomber during a raid over Frankfurt on 13 August 1944, having been shot down near Alzey.[1] He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in September 1944.[7] His body was recovered and buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.[1]

References

1. McCrery, Nigel (2011). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. 2nd volume. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1526706980.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Michael Maw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
3. "No. 33812". The London Gazette. 29 March 1932. p. 2111.
4. "No. 33987". The London Gazette. 17 October 1933. p. 6695.
5. "No. 35171". The London Gazette. 23 May 1941. p. 2948.
6. "No. 36092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 July 1943. p. 3206.
7. "No. 36706". The London Gazette. 15 September 1944. p. 4326.

External links

• Michael Maw at ESPNcricinfo