Geoffrey Beck

Geoffrey Edward Beck (16 June 1918 – 5 March 2019) was an English first-class cricketer and Congregational minister.

Education Geoffrey Beck attended Whitgift School from 1928 to 1934, and later studied theology at Mansfield College, Oxford, from 1942 to 1946.

Cricket A middle-order batsman, Beck represented Oxford University at cricket, playing in the University Match in 1943 (when he top-scored) and 1945, both of which were one-day matches. When first-class cricket resumed after World War II he played three matches for Oxford, with a highest score of 50 against Surrey in his first match. He later played two matches for Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1951.

Marriage and ministry Beck married Joy Crookshank, a Cambridge graduate and fellow member of the Student Christian Movement, in 1946.

Retirement and death Beck lived in retirement in East Sussex, and died in March 2019 at the age of 100. His wife died in 2000; they had four children.