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John Sidney Vesey-Brown OBE (1899 – June 1976) was an English first-class cricketer, British Army officer and a director for the Mobil oil company.

The son of C. S. Vesey-Brown, who was the electrical engineer for Lincoln, Vesey-Brown was born there in 1899. He was educated in Oxfordshire at Bloxham School. After completing his education, he enlisted in the British Army by lying about his age in order to serve in the First World War. He gained a commission as a temporary second lieutenant into the Durham Light Infantry in October 1917. Following the war, he was made a temporary lieutenant in May 1919, before completing his military service in September 1921. Following the end of his military service, he joined the oil company Mobil. During the Second World War, he joined the Royal Norfolk Regiment with the rank of lieutenant colonel and later served as the coordinator of petroleum supplies for British West Africa. For the first two years of his service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, Vesey-Brown was stationed in British India. There he played first-class cricket, making his first-class debut for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras in the 1939–40 Madras Presidency Match. He made two further first-class appearances for the Europeans in the 1940–41 and 1942–43 Presidency Matches, in addition to playing for Madras against a touring Ceylon team, and for the Madras Governor's XI against Madras. Playing as a bowler, he took 26 wickets in his five first-class matches at an average of 15.88; he took a five wicket haul on three occasions and once took ten wickets in a match. His best innings figures of 5 for 14 came against Madras.

In 1945, he was seconded to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, where he was employed as an assistant-secretary, and was made an OBE in the 1946 New Year Honours. From 1949, he served as a director at Mobil. Vesey-Brown later retired to Bermuda, where he died in June 1976.

References

1. ^ "Mr Sidney Vesey-Brown". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln. 9 June 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "No. 30401". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1917. p. 12344.
3. "No. 31460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 July 1919. p. 9102.
4. "No. 32516". The London Gazette. 11 November 1921. p. 9012.
5. ^ Review - Institute of Petroleum. Vol. 12. London: Institute of Petroleum. 1958. p. 59.
6. "First-Class Matches played by John Vesey-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
7. "Player profile: John Vesey-Brown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
8. "First-Class Bowling Against Each Opponent John Vesey-Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
9. "No. 37412". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 276.

External links

• John Vesey-Brown at ESPNcricinfo

• 1899 births
• 1976 deaths
• Cricketers from Lincoln, England
• Military personnel from Lincoln, England
• People educated at Bloxham School
• Durham Light Infantry officers
• British Army personnel of World War I
• Royal Norfolk Regiment officers
• British Army personnel of World War II
• English cricketers
• Europeans cricketers
• Tamil Nadu cricketers
• Officers of the Order of the British Empire
• Directors of ExxonMobil
• English expatriates in Bermuda