Albert Ingraham Paine
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| Full name | Albert Ingraham Paine | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1874 India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 1949 (aged 75) London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| 1896–97 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Lieutenant Colonel Albert Ingraham Paine DSO CMG (12 January 1874 – 29 June 1949) was an English soldier who played first-class cricket while stationed in South Africa. He scored the first double-century in South African first-class cricket, and was decorated for his service in the British Army in both the Second Boer War and World War I.
Life and career[edit]
Paine was born in British India and educated in England at Harrow School, where he played cricket in the First XI, and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] He joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps after leaving Sandhurst in 1894.[2]
While serving in South Africa, Paine represented Western Province in the 1896–97 Currie Cup. In his second match, against Griqualand West, he scored 220 – the first double-century in South African first-class cricket.[3] He added 225 for the fourth wicket with his captain, Thomas Etlinger.[4] Western Province went on to win the Currie Cup, but Paine's other contributions were modest; he made a pair in the final, his last first-class match.[5]
Paine served in the 1st Mounted Infantry during the Second Boer War. He was twice mentioned in despatches, was promoted to captain in June 1901, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in October 1902.[2] Shortly after the start of World War I in 1914 he was given command of the 12th (Service) Battalion King's Royal Rifles. Once again he was twice mentioned in despatches during the war. He was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in June 1916.[2]
Paine married Elsie Caroline Wykeham in 1906, and they had two daughters.[2] They lived in Bledington, Oxfordshire; he died in London in 1949.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Albert Paine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Medals and Awards". AngloBoerWar.com. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Scores of 200 and over in First-class Cricket", Cricket, 20 June 1914, p. 264.
- ^ "Griqualand West v Western Province 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Transvaal v Western Province 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar 1950". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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- 1874 births
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- People from British India
- English cricketers
- Western Province cricketers
- People educated at Harrow School
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army personnel of World War I