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| Full name | George Hugh Kenefick Rae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1911 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 1989(1989-10-31) (aged 78) Exeter, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935/36–1937/38 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37–1937/38 | Madras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Hugh Kenefick Rae (27 April 1911 – 31 October 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Rae was born in British India at Madras in April 1911. He later studied at King's College at the University of Cambridge. Rae spent the 1930s in British India, where he made two appearances apiece in first-class cricket between 1936 and 1938 for the Europeans cricket team and Madras. He scored 122 runs in these matches, with his highest score of 98 coming for the Europeans against the Indians in 1936. Rae was an emergency commission as a second lieutenant into the Royal Armoured Corps in April 1940. Rae later died at Exeter in October 1989.
References
- Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 203.
- "First-Class Matches played by John Kiddle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Rae". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "Europeans v Indians, Madras Presidency Match 1935/36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "No. 34828". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 1940. p. 2140.