Maurice Pugh

Maurice Douglas Pugh OBE (1903–1986) was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches in India while serving as an officer in the Indian Police Force.

Career

Maurice Pugh was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 9 November 1903, and was educated at Bedford Modern School.^[1]

He was a middle-order batsman and made his first-class debut for Northern Punjab against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) during their inaugural tour to the sub-continent in 1926–27. He was dismissed by the Hampshire's slow left-arm bowler Stuart Boyes for 16. The following season, he appeared for the Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India and was dismissed for 1 in his only innings.^[2]

He made two appearances for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship while on leave in England in 1929.^[3]

Back in India, he played further non-first-class matches for the Punjab Governor's XI against Punjab University and Punjab and North-West Frontier Province against the Free Foresters in the 1930–31 season.^[4]

Maurice Pugh also played Rugby Union for Bedford.^[5]

As a police officer, Pugh rose to become Deputy Inspector General for the North-West Frontier Province. He was awarded the OBE in 1948.^[6]

Maurice Pugh died on 30 August 1986 in Bedford, England.^[7]

External links

"Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive".

References

1. "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
2. "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
3. "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
4. "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".
5. Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), p. 209
6. "Supplement to the London Gazette, 1st January 1948, retrieved July 2015".
7. "Maurice Douglas Pugh at CricketArchive, retrieved July 2015".