Nigel Jerram Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Nigel Martyn Jerram
Birth Date:9 March 1900
Birth Place:Weymouth, Dorset, England
Death Place:Trescoll, Cornwall, England
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Oxfordshire
Year1:1922 - 1923
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:78
Bat Avg1:78.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:43
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:20 March
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15687.html Cricinfo

Nigel Martyn Jerram MRCS LRCP (9 March 1900  - 19 December 1968) was an English first-class cricketer, medical doctor and Royal Air Force officer.

Life and military career

The son of Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram,[1] he was born at Weymouth and was educated at Marlborough College.[2] After leaving Marlborough, he briefly served in the Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant, before studying medicine at the University of Cambridge and at St Thomas' Hospital.[3] He played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in 1922 and 1923, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] After graduating, he joined the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force as a flying officer in October 1928. He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in April 1930. He played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force in 1930, making a single appearance against the Army at The Oval.[5] Batting twice in the match, Jerram was dismissed for a single run in the Royal Air Force first-innings by John Walford, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 9 runs by Frederick Arnold.[6] He was placed on the retired list in December 1932, on account of ill health.

He died in December 1968 at Trescoll, Cornwall.

Notes and References

  1. Births. 12 March 1900 . 1 . 36087.
  2. Web site: Teams Nigel Jerram played for . CricketArchive . 2019-03-20 . subscription.
  3. Book: The Medical Directory . 1951 . J. & A. Churchill, Limited . 1789 . en.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Jerram . CricketArchive . 2019-03-20 . subscription.
  5. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Nigel Jerram . CricketArchive . 2019-03-20 . subscription.
  6. Web site: Army v Royal Air Force, 1930 . CricketArchive . 2019-03-20 . subscription.