John Lillingston Carr (16 May 1892 – 3 February 1963) was an

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first-class cricketer and

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officer. Born in

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, Carr served during the

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with the

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. He continued to serve with the regiment after the war, until his retirement in 1936. He also played

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for the

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and the

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. He was the father of the

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cricketer

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Early life and WWI

The son of the Reverend Edmund Carr and his wife, Edith Louisa Margaret Lillingston, Carr was born at

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. Carr came to England by 1901, where he was educated at

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. From St. Lawrence he went up to

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in 1904, where among his contemporaries was Edward, Prince of Wales. He played

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for

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He debuted in

in 1913 for the

against

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, making scores of 7 and 10, with Carr being dismissed in the match by

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and

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respectively. Carr served in the

during

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, enlisting as a

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with the

in November 1914. In December 1914, he was promoted to the rank of

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in December 1914. He was mentioned in a letter written by the Prince of Wales in April 1915, following an encounter with Carr at the front. Ill health during saw Carr placed on the half-pay list in July 1915, with Carr returning to duty in July 1916, with fellow cricketer

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acting as his deputy. Having been promoted to the rank of

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by 1917, Carr gained the rank of temporary

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in June 1918.

Post-WWI and later life

Following the war, Carr served in Germany as part of the

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. He relinquished the temporary rank of major in March 1920, reverting to the rank of captain when he left his service battalion, which had presumably been disbanded. In July 1922, he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigade major, a post he relinquished in December of the same year. In September 1923, he was seconded to the Territorial Army as an adjutant. Thirteen years after his initial first-class appearance, Carr played three first-class matches for the

in 1926. He scored 97 runs across these three matches at an

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of 19.40, with a high score of 46. He made his debut in

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in that same year for

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in the

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. After a gap of four years, he played frequently for Berkshire in 1930 and 1931, before making a final lone appearance in 1936. Carr returned to the Royal Berkshire Regiment from his secondment in April 1927, where he served in

until at least 1931. He was promoted to the rank of major on a permanent basis in November 1929. He retired from active service in April 1936, with seniority antedated to September 1927. Carr exceeded the age limit for recall in June 1948, at which point he was removed from the reserve officers list and was granted the honorary rank of

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. After retiring from the army, Carr took up a position as the

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, with Carr moving with his family from the

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. He later died at the

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in February 1963, following a short illness.

Personal life

He married Constance Ruth Smith in 1919, with the couple having three sons. His youngest son,

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, played

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for

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, while his grandson,

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, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

External links

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