George Norman Scott-Chad (1 November 1899 – 4 July 1950) was an

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first-class cricketer and

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officer. Scott-Chad served with both the

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and the

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, in a military career which spanned nearly thirty years. He also played

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for the British Army cricket team and served as the

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Life and military career

The son of the footballer and barrister Charles Scott-Chad, he was born at Kensington and educated at

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. From Eton he attended the

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, graduating as a second lieutenant into the

in December 1919. He made his debut in

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for

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in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship. He made his debut in

for the British Army cricket team against

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in 1923. He made a further two first-class appearances for the Army in 1924, playing against

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and Oxford University. In his three first-class matches, Scott-Chad scored 49 runs with a high score of 24. As a bowler, he took 6 wickets at an

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of 35.50, with best figures of 2 for 43. He was promoted to the rank of

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in August 1929. He retired from the Coldstream Guards in May 1930, upon which he received a gratuity. He toured the

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with Lord Tennyson's XI in February/March 1932, but did not feature in any of the three first-class fixtures on the tour. Later that same year he played his final minor counties match for Norfolk, having made a total of 40 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship since his debut in 1920. He later returned to military service with the

, with promotion to the rank of captain in December 1936. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in June 1939. After serving in the

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, he was nominated for role of

in November 1947, alongside Ion Benn and Sir Edmund Bacon. He was successful in his nomination and served as High Sheriff in 1948. Besides cricket, he was also a skilled racquets and squash racquets player who won the army championship five times in succession and retired from military service unbeaten. Scott-Chad died at St Mary's Hospital in

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in July 1950.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott-Chad, George 1899 births 1950 deaths Cricketers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea People from Kensington People educated at Eton College Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Coldstream Guards officers English cricketers Norfolk cricketers British Army cricketers Royal Norfolk Regiment officers English racquets players English male squash players British Army personnel of World War II High Sheriffs of Norfolk Military personnel from London