Eric Whitman
Eric Ioan Emlyn Whitman (31 July 1909 — 5 December 1990) was a Welsh cricketer and teacher.
Early life[]
Whitman was born in Barry, Glamorgan.[1]
Cricket[]
Whitman, who had taken up cricket in university, played club cricket for Barry Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played two first-class games for Glamorgan during the 1932 season, appearing in the lower order in both games.[1]
Military service[]
Whitman served as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II, leaving the service on 27 June 1945.[2]
Teaching career[]
Following the end of his cricketing career, Whitman became a school teacher. By 1951 he was teaching at Bournemouth School.[3] In 1958 he became the first headmaster of Aldridge Grammar School where he remained until his retirement in 1974.
Marriage[]
Whitman married Madge Trowell in East Glamorgan in 1936.[4]
Death[]
Whitman died in Norwich, Norfolk on 5 December 1990, aged 81.
External links[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Eric Whitman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ National Library of Scotland, Air Force lists, November 1941
- ^ Old Bournemouthians, staff photo
- ^ Freebmd.org.uk, search
- Eric Whitman at Cricket Archive (subscription required)
- 1909 births
- 1990 deaths
- Welsh cricketers
- Glamorgan cricketers
- Cambridgeshire cricketers