Clifford Saville

English cricketer

Clifford Saville

Personal information

Full name|

Clifford Allen Saville

Born| 5 February 1892
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died| 8 November 1917(1917-11-08) (aged 25)
Fresnoy-le-Grand, Aisne, France
Batting| Right-handed
Relations| Stanley Saville (brother)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1914| Middlesex
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 3
Runs scored | 57
Batting average | 11.40
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 32
Catches/stumpings | –/–

Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2022

Clifford Allen Saville (5 February 1892 – 8 November 1917) was an English first-class cricketer active in 1914 who played for Middlesex in three first-class matches. He served in the British Army during the First World War as an officer in the East Yorkshire Regiment, in the course of which he was killed in action in November 1917.

## Life and military service

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Saville was born to Walter and Emma Saville at Tottenham in February 1892.[1] He was educated at Marlborough College, from where he progressed to study medicine.[2] Saville made three appearances in first-class cricket in the 1914 County Championship for Middlesex with limited success against Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Nottinghamshire;[3][4] he played alongside his younger brother, Stanley, in these matches.

Saville served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment as a second lieutenant in October 1914;[5] he was one of the original officers of the 11th Battalion, colloquially known as part of the Hull Pals.[6] In December 1915, he was made a temporary lieutenant,[7] before being made an acting captain in June 1917.[8] In the East Yorkshire Regiment, Saville was commanding officer of 6th Platoon and was later a bombing officer and officer commanding 'A' Company from May to November 1917.[6] He saw action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, and later that year he was killed on 8 November while leading a daylight raid on German trenches. His body was never recovered, but he was commemorated at the Arras Memorial.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 258\. ISBN 978-1473864191.
2. ^ James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register. The College. p. 504.
3. ^ Renshaw, Andrew (2014). Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 363\. ISBN 9781408832363.
4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Clifford Saville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
5. ^ "No. 28962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1914. p. 8993.
6. ^ a b Bilton, David (2014). Hull Pals. Pen and Sword Books. pp. 421–2. ISBN 9781783461851.
7. ^ "No. 29477". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 February 1916. p. 1792.
8. ^ "No. 30218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 August 1917. p. 8002.

## External links

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* Clifford Saville at ESPNcricinfo