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He made his debut for [[Berkshire County Cricket Club|Berkshire]] in the 1928 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Wiltshire County Cricket Club|Wiltshire]]. He appeared in three further matches for Berkshire in 1930, the last coming against [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]].<ref name="MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33501/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Vaughan|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> He later joined Wiltshire in 1937, appearing again for the county in 1939 and after [[World War II]], playing [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Wiltshire until 1951 and making 16 appearances.<ref name="MCM" />
He made his debut for [[Berkshire County Cricket Club|Berkshire]] in the 1928 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Wiltshire County Cricket Club|Wiltshire]]. He appeared in three further matches for Berkshire in 1930, the last coming against [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]].<ref name="MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33501/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Vaughan|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> He later joined Wiltshire in 1937, appearing again for the county in 1939 and after [[World War II]], playing [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Wiltshire until 1951 and making 16 appearances.<ref name="MCM" />


Outside cricket, Vaughan worked for [[Shell Oil Company|Shell]] in [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]] during the early 1930s. Returning from there, he took up farming in 1935, buying Middle Farm in [[Winterbourne Monkton]], Wiltshire.<ref name="THG" /><ref name="AUS" /> He married Blanche Innes Dickson in 1937, the couple having three children, their daughter Sarah Merion Vaughan being bestowed an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/walk/rcr51/ThomasAustin/tree/pafg17.htm|title=Descendants of Col. Thomas Austin|access-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>
Outside cricket, Vaughan worked for [[Shell Oil Company|Shell]] in [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]] during the early 1930s. Returning from there, he took up farming in 1935, buying Middle Farm in [[Winterbourne Monkton]], Wiltshire.<ref name="THG" /><ref name="AUS" /> He married Blanche Innes Dickson in 1937, the couple having three children, In order of Age: (Descending), Sarah Merion Vaughan ([[Order of the British Empire|OBE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/walk/rcr51/ThomasAustin/tree/pafg17.htm|title=Descendants of Col. Thomas Austin|access-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>), Janet Vaughan and Margaret Vaughan.


He served in World War II with the [[Royal Army Service Corps]], obtaining the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]] in 1940.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34841 |date=3 May 1940 |supp=y |page=2621 }}</ref> He was later promoted to a full Lieutenant and in March 1941 to a Temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]].<ref name="THG" /> The Service Corp was later attached to the [[18th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|18th Infantry Division]], arriving in Singapore three weeks before the [[Battle of Singapore|Japanese invasion]], which ended in a British surrender.<ref name="AUS" /> He spent time following the surrender as a prisoner of war in [[Changi Prison]], before being sent to work on the [[Burma Railway]], working there for eight months. During his internment he came across his brother-in-law John Austin Dickson, and they helped each other through their captivity.<ref name="THG" /> His experiences during the war were rarely mentioned by him in later life.<ref name="AUS" />
He served in World War II with the [[Royal Army Service Corps]], obtaining the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]] in 1940.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34841 |date=3 May 1940 |supp=y |page=2621 }}</ref> He was later promoted to a full Lieutenant and in March 1941 to a Temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]].<ref name="THG" /> The Service Corp was later attached to the [[18th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|18th Infantry Division]], arriving in Singapore three weeks before the [[Battle of Singapore|Japanese invasion]], which ended in a British surrender.<ref name="AUS" /> He spent time following the surrender as a prisoner of war in [[Changi Prison]], before being sent to work on the [[Burma Railway]], working there for eight months. During his internment he came across his brother-in-law John Austin Dickson, and they helped each other through their captivity.<ref name="THG" /> His experiences during the war were rarely mentioned by him in later life.<ref name="AUS" />


Following the war, he resumed farming in Wiltshire. He also served as a [[Justice of the peace|J.P.]], and as chairman of the local branches of the [[National Farmers Union (England and Wales)|National Farmers Union]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref name="THG" /> He gave up farming in 1963 following a series of heart attacks, later dying in [[Woodborough, Wiltshire]] on 1 April 1966. His wife died 41 years later in 2007.
Following the war, he resumed farming in Wiltshire. He also served as a [[Justice of the peace|J.P.]], and as chairman of the local branches of the [[National Farmers Union (England and Wales)|National Farmers Union]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref name="THG" /> He gave up farming in 1963 following a series of heart attacks, later dying in [[Woodborough, Wiltshire]] on 1 April 1966. His wife died 41 years later in 2007. His Daughters are Living (2024)


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Richard Vaughan
Personal information
Full name
Richard Thomas Vaughan
Born(1908-05-28)28 May 1908
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died1 April 1966(1966-04-01) (aged 57)
Woodborough, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Cambridge University
1928–1930Berkshire
1937–1951Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 16
Batting average 5.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 13
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2011

Richard Thomas Vaughan (28 May 1908 – 1 April 1966) was an English cricketer who played for Berkshire and Wiltshire, as a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. In later life he was a farmer and magistrate.

The son of Thomas Hallowes Vaughan and Elsie Vaughan,[1] he was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was educated at Repton School, where his house and headmaster was the future Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher.[2]

Vaughan proceeded to Clare College, Cambridge, where he gained a Cambridge Blue in football for three consecutive years. He captained the university football team during this time.[2] He made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Leicestershire in 1928. In this match, he was dismissed for 3 runs in the Cambridge first innings by Ewart Astill; he was not required to bat in their second innings.[3] He played a second and final first-class match for the university in the same season, against Sussex,[4] where he was dismissed for a duck by Arthur Gilligan in the university first innings. In their second innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by Maurice Tate.[5]

He made his debut for Berkshire in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He appeared in three further matches for Berkshire in 1930, the last coming against Oxfordshire.[6] He later joined Wiltshire in 1937, appearing again for the county in 1939 and after World War II, playing Minor counties cricket for Wiltshire until 1951 and making 16 appearances.[6]

Outside cricket, Vaughan worked for Shell in Ceylon during the early 1930s. Returning from there, he took up farming in 1935, buying Middle Farm in Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire.[1][2] He married Blanche Innes Dickson in 1937, the couple having three children, In order of Age: (Descending), Sarah Merion Vaughan (OBE.[7]), Janet Vaughan and Margaret Vaughan.

He served in World War II with the Royal Army Service Corps, obtaining the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1940.[8] He was later promoted to a full Lieutenant and in March 1941 to a Temporary Captain.[1] The Service Corp was later attached to the 18th Infantry Division, arriving in Singapore three weeks before the Japanese invasion, which ended in a British surrender.[2] He spent time following the surrender as a prisoner of war in Changi Prison, before being sent to work on the Burma Railway, working there for eight months. During his internment he came across his brother-in-law John Austin Dickson, and they helped each other through their captivity.[1] His experiences during the war were rarely mentioned by him in later life.[2]

Following the war, he resumed farming in Wiltshire. He also served as a J.P., and as chairman of the local branches of the National Farmers Union and Conservative Party.[1] He gave up farming in 1963 following a series of heart attacks, later dying in Woodborough, Wiltshire on 1 April 1966. His wife died 41 years later in 2007. His Daughters are Living (2024)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "The Hallowes Genealogy". www.hallowesgenealogy.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Richard Austin family history". Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University v Leicestershire, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Vaughan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Cambridge University v Sussex, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Vaughan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Descendants of Col. Thomas Austin". Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  8. ^ "No. 34841". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 1940. p. 2621.

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