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Vincent Henry Cartwright
DSO (10 September 1882 – 25 November 1965) was an English
rugby union
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international who captained his country. He also played
first-class cricket
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for
Nottinghamshire
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.
Personal history
Cartwright was born in 1882 in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
. He was educated
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
[Marshall (1951), pg 246.] before matriculating to Oxford University in 1901. After leaving university he became a solicitor in Nottingham, and later a Clerk to Nottingham City Magistrates.
Cartwright served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War, joining the
Royal Marines. He was made a Temporary Second Lieutenant in 1914, then Temporary Captain, before reaching the rank of Temporary Major in 1917. Serving on the Western Front, Cartwright was highly decorated, twice
mentioned in dispatches, a DSO and
Croix de Guerre.
Rugby career
Cartwright first came to note as a rugby player while at
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
, representing the school team. On entering
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
he was selected as a freshman to join the
University rugby team. He played in four successive
Varsity Matches from 1901 to 1904, all at forward, collecting his sporting 'Blues'. While still a university student, Cartwright was selected for the
England national team during the
1903 Home Nations Championship; a miserable defeat on a boggy
St. Helen's ground against
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. Despite the loss, Cartwright was reselected for the remaining two games of the tournament; both loses. He continued his international career throughout his time at Oxford, with two caps in the
1904 Home Nations Championship
The 1904 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 9 January and 19 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Table
Results
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and all three of the
1905 Championship. After leaving Oxford in the latter half of 1905, he joined
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
, becoming the first player to be capped for England directly from the club. His first international cap while a Nottingham player saw him given the captaincy of the England team, in the 1905 encounter with
New Zealand
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.
Cartwright continued his captaincy of England through all three matches of the
1906 Championship, which included the first England encounter with
France
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, a win for the English team which saw Cartwright score his first international points with four conversions. In 1906 Cartwright lead out the East Midlands team to face the
first touring South African team; the first game of the
Springbok's tour, the South African's won by a comfortable 29-0 margin. This was followed by Cartwright's last international, leading England against the same touring South Africans. The game ended in a 3–3 draw.
After retiring he became a referee and was President of the
Rugby Football Union in 1928 and 1929.
Cricket career
Cartwright played his seven first-class cricket matches with Nottinghamshire between 1901 and 1904 as a right-handed batsman but could only manage 60 runs.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Cricinfo: Vincent Cartwright
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Vincent
1882 births
1965 deaths
Military personnel from Nottingham
Barbarian F.C. players
Blackheath F.C. players
Royal Marines personnel of World War I
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Cricketers from Nottingham
England international rugby union players
English cricketers
English rugby union players
English rugby union referees
Nottingham R.F.C. players
Nottinghamshire cricketers
Oxford University RFC players
People educated at Rugby School
Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Royal Marines officers
Rugby union players from Nottingham