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Eric Senior

1920 – 1970

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Lived 1920 – 1970 (aged 49). Eric Senior was a cricketer and military personnel.

Eric Malcolm Senior (6 October 1920 – 24 April 1970) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Senior served in the latter stages of the Second World War with the Royal Air Force, in addition to playing first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team.

Senior was born at Shaftesbury in Dorset. He debuted in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in the 1939 Minor Counties Championship, playing in two matches. He joined the Royal Air Force in the latter stages of the Second World War as a pilot officer. Following the war, he a handful of minor counties matches for Oxfordshire in 1946. He became a flight lieutenant in October 1950, with promotion to squadron leader in March 1956. He appeared for Lincolnshire in minor counties cricket in 1957 and 1958. five months after appearing in a first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Senior scored one run in the match, which saw him dismissed by Roger Vowles in the Combined Services first-innings, and by Ian Davison in their second-innings.

He died at Oxford in April 1970.

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Who was Eric Senior?

(1920-1970)

When was Eric Senior born?

Eric Senior was born on 6 October 1920 in Shaftesbury.

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Eric Senior died on 24 April 1970 in Oxford.

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Eric Senior was a cricketer and military personnel.

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· Wikipedia: Eric Senior

· Wikidata: Q61744655

· DBpedia: Eric Senior

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