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Ernest Coombs

1875 – 1960

English cricketer and British Army officer

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Lived 1875 – 1960 (aged 84). Ernest Coombs was a cricketer and military personnel.

Ernest Edwin Coombs (17 December 1875 — 3 April 1960) was an English cricketer.

Coombs was born at Croydon in December 1875. He would spend much of his adult life in British India, where he played first-class cricket in the Bombay Presidency matches for the Europeans cricket team on six occasions between August 1901 and September 1918. Playing as a bowler, he took 19 wickets in his six matches an average of 14.73. He took the majority of his wickets in two matches; against the Parsees in 1903 he took five wickets, while against the same opposition in 1904 he took 11 wickets. Coombs was a part–time officer in the Indian Defence Force during the First World War, holding the rank of lieutenant in January 1919. By 1925, he was employed as a Superintendent of Government Printing and Stationery at Bombay. In recognition of his services, Coombs was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1925 Birthday Honours. He later retired to England, where he died at Hove in April 1960.

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Who was Ernest Coombs?

English cricketer and British Army officer

When was Ernest Coombs born?

Ernest Coombs was born on 17 December 1875 in Croydon, Surrey.

When did Ernest Coombs die?

Ernest Coombs died on 3 April 1960 in Hove, Sussex.

What was Ernest Coombs's occupation?

Ernest Coombs was a cricketer and military personnel.

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· Wikidata: Q112304325

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