Ivor Algernon Walter Gilliat (8 January 1903 – 22 July 1967) was an

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first-class

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er, amateur footballer and educator. The son of The Reverend

Walter Gilliat Walter Evelyn Gilliat (22 July 1869 – 2 January 1963) was an English amateur footballer who played for Oxford University and Old Carthusians, as well as making one appearance for the English national side, when he scored three goals. He subs ...

, he was born in April 1903 at Eton, Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Charterhouse School, before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played

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for

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, making his debut against

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in 1922. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1925, making a total of thirteen appearances. Playing as a

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, he scored a total of 435 runs in his thirteen matches, with an

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of 25.58 and a high score of 70, which was one of three half centuries he made. In his capacity as wicket-keeper he took 27 catches and made eight stumpings. In addition to playing cricket for Oxford University, Gilliat also played football as an

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for

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, for which he gained a

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to go alongside his cricket blue. He also played football for

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between 1921–26 and for

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. By profession, Gilliat became a schoolmaster after graduating from Oxford, becoming a master at

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and later

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. While at Charterhouse, he had been a member of the Charterhouse School

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and in May 1927 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army. Gilliat served with the

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during the

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and was promoted to

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in July 1940. He was made an MBE in the

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. Upon exceeding the age for recall in June 1953, he was removed from the Reserve of Officers' and was granted the honorary rank of major. Gilliat died at

in July 1967. His nephew

Richard Gilliat Richard Michael Charles Gilliat (born 20 May 1944 Ware, Hertfordshire) is a retired English first-class cricketer. Gilliat was educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford. He represented Oxford University and Hampshire as a left-handed ...

and brother-in-law John Leslie both played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilliat, Ivor 1903 births 1967 deaths Military personnel from Buckinghamshire People from Eton, Berkshire People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers English footballers Association football inside forwards Oxford University A.F.C. players Slough Town F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Schoolteachers from Berkshire British Army personnel of World War II Royal Berkshire Regiment officers Members of the Order of the British Empire Schoolteachers from Oxfordshire Officers' Training Corps officers