Hugh Michael Sells (23 March 1922 – 17 January 1978) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Sells was born at Westcliff-on-Sea and was educated at

Malvern College Malvern College is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school (United Kingdom), public school in the British sen ...

. He was commissioned into the

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) was established in 1936 to support the preparedness of the U.K. Royal Air Force in the event of another war. The Air Ministry intended it to form a supplement to the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF ...

as a

pilot officer Pilot officer (Plt Off officially in the RAF; in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly P/O in all services, and still often used in the RAF) is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countri ...

in November 1943. He was promoted to the

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rank of flying officer in June 1944. Shortly after the conclusion of the war, he was promoted to the war substantive rank of

flight lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in air forces that use the Royal Air Force (RAF) system of ranks, especially in Commonwealth countries. It has a NATO rank code of OF-2. Flight lieutenant is abbreviated as Flt Lt in the India ...

in November 1945. He played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force cricket team against Worcestershire at Worcester in 1946. Batting twice in the match as an opening batsman, he was dismissed for 26 runs in the Royal Air Force first-innings by Roly Jenkins, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 20 runs by

Leonard Oakley Leonard Oakley (11 January 1916 – 9 January 1974) was an English cricketer who played eight first-class games for Worcestershire County Cricket Club either side of the Second World War. A bowler, in 14 innings he never scored more than 11 ru ...

. After the leaving the Royal Air Force, he later worked as a field manager for British Oxygen Gases. Sells died at Chelsea in January 1978.

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