Godfrey Bryan
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| Full name | Godfrey James Bryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
29 December 1902 Beckenham, Kent |
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| Died | 24 March 1991 (aged 88) Canterbury, Kent |
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| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Jack Bryan (brother) Ronnie Bryan (brother) |
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| 1923–1951 | Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–1933 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 30 August 1920 Kent v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 1 June 1935 Army v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 16 December 2007
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Brigadier Godfrey James Bryan CBE (29 December 1902 – 4 March 1991) was an English army officer and cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket between 1920 and 1935 for Kent County Cricket Club and the Army cricket team. His brothers Jack and Ronnie also played for Kent, though Godfrey was considered as "possibly the most talented" of the three.
Bryan rose to the rank of Brigadier in the British Army, serving with the Royal Engineers. He served during World War II and was stationed in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency.
Bryan was born in Beckenham in Kent, the son of Lindsay and Emily Bryan. His father was a solicitor. Bryan showed an early talent for cricket when playing at Wellington College. After making a string of centuries for the school XI he was referred to by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as the public school batsman of the year who "did wonders in school matches" He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club in a County Championship match against Nottinghamshire later in the same season, aged just 17, making an immediate impact by scoring a maiden first-class century in the match.
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