Maurice Pugh
Maurice Douglas Pugh OBE (1903–1986) was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches in India while serving as an officer in the Indian Police Force.
Career[edit]
Maurice Pugh was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 9 November 1903, and was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1]
He was a middle-order batsman and made his first-class debut for Northern Punjab against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) during their inaugural tour to the sub-continent in 1926–27. He was dismissed by the Hampshire's slow left-arm bowler Stuart Boyes for 16. The following season, he appeared for the Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India and was dismissed for 1 in his only innings.[2]
He made two appearances for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship while on leave in England in 1929.[3]
Back in India, he played further non-first-class matches for the Punjab Governor's XI against Punjab University and Punjab and North-West Frontier Province against the Free Foresters in the 1930–31 season.[4]
Maurice Pugh also played Rugby Union for Bedford.[5]
As a police officer, Pugh rose to become Deputy Inspector General for the North-West Frontier Province. He was awarded the OBE in 1948.[6]
Maurice Pugh died on 30 August 1986 in Bedford, England.[7]
External links[edit]
"Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive".
References[edit]
- ^ "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
- ^ "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
- ^ "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
- ^ "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
- ^ Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), p. 209
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 1st January 1948, retrieved July 2015".
- ^ "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".