Richard Haynes Twining

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(3 November 1889 – 3 January 1979) was an English

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er who played 78 first-class matches between 1910 and 1928. Most of his games were for

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and

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, for whom he appeared 32 times apiece, but the rest were spread between nine other sides. Twining was a son of Herbert Twining, a banker, of the family of the

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tea merchants. He was educated at

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, where he was captain of both football and cricket XIs;

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, where he was captain of cricket; and

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, where he won a

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for cricket in his first year, played football as well as cricket for the university, and was captain of the Oxford side in 1912. During

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he was an officer in the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. He was very badly injured in the knee in Gallipoli and it was feared that his cricket career was over, and even though he was able resume playing he was lame. He was noted to have a strong defence and was master of the late cut. Twining's most important contribution to a cricket match was in the

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decider at

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in 1921. Surrey required a victory to win the title, otherwise Middlesex would themselves become champions.Obituary. ''

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'' 1980 Surrey were favourites after achieving a first-innings lead of 137, but Twining hit a career-best 135, adding 229 with

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(106) for the second wicket to help Middlesex to their target of 322 with just four wickets down. After retiring from playing, Twining continued to take an active role in cricketing affairs. He was President of

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(MCC) in 1964, and President of Middlesex between 1950 and 1957. Twining was a

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; he was deputy chairman of the

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1949–58 and was appointed CBE for that service in the New Year Honours of 1959.

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Hazelwood School War Records
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