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Granville Down

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Granville Down
Personal information
Full name
Granville James Stuart Down
Born(1883-05-24)24 May 1883
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 May 1970(1970-05-14) (aged 86)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 156
Batting average 15.60
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 47
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2018

Granville James Stuart Down MC (24 May 1883 – 14 May 1970) was an Australian cricketer and soldier.

Down played four first-class matches for South Australia in the 1911–12 season, and three for the Australian team on the tour of North America in 1913.[1] He was a last-minute replacement in the tour side for Victor Trumper, who had to withdraw for business reasons.[2] He was an all-rounder for the Adelaide Club in district cricket.[3] His highest first-class score was 47 for the Australians against Gentlemen of Philadelphia in June 1913.[4]

Down enlisted in the Australian Army in January 1915 and served on Gallipoli with the 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment. He was transferred to the 2nd Division Headquarters as Major Leane's personal clerk. He saw service attached to the Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, was commissioned in July 1916, and after promotion to captain was awarded the Military Cross in September 1917. He was promoted to major in July 1918.[5]

Down married Dorothy Heath in Sydney in July 1920.[6] She divorced him in Melbourne in July 1936 on the grounds of desertion.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Granville Down". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Cricketers for America". Sydney Morning Herald: 11. 5 May 1913.
  3. ^ "G. S. Down". The Express and Telegraph. Adelaide, SA. 9 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen of Philadelphia v Australians 1913". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Studio portrait of Major Granville James Stuart Down of St Kilda, Victoria". AWM. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Marriages". Daily Telegraph: 10. 4 September 1920.
  7. ^ "Divorces Granted". The Herald: 3. 20 July 1936.
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