Henry van Straubenzee
Henry van Straubenzee OBE DSO (7 March 1914 – 12 April 2002) was a British army officer who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for leadership whilst commanding 12 Royal Tank Regiment, in Northern Italy, in 1944, during the Second World War. He later commanded the 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd). He was also an English cricketer, playing for Sandhurst and the Army up to the outbreak of war. He played for Essex between 1938 and 1939.
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| Full name | Henry Hamilton van Straubenzee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1914 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 2002 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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