John Pawle

John Hanbury Pawle (18 May 1915 – 20 January 2010) was an English sportsman, stockbroker and painter.

John Pawle
Personal information
Full name
John Hanbury Pawle
Born(1915-05-18)18 May 1915
Widford, Hertfordshire, England
Died20 January 2010(2010-01-20) (aged 94)
Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935–1947Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 34
Runs scored 1,544
Batting average 28.07
100s/50s 3/7
Top score 125
Balls bowled 24
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 14/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2013

Pawle was educated at Harrow School, where he played cricket for the school and was captain in 1934, and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he won blues in 1936 and 1937 as well as playing for Essex.[1] Later he played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Free Foresters.[2] At Cambridge he also won a blue for tennis in 1936 and half-blues for real tennis in 1935, 1936 and 1937.[3] He then joined the Westminster School of Art as a student of art.[4]

On the outbreak of war in 1939, Pawle joined the Royal Navy and served in destroyers. After the war he became a partner in a firm of stockbrokers in the City of London. He was British amateur racquets champion four years running, 1947–50, and was twice in the world singles final, losing each time to Jim Dear.[5]

After retiring from the City in 1979, Pawle became a full-time artist, holding a number of one-man shows.[4]

References
  1. John Pawle at ESPNcricinfo
  2. John Pawle at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  3. "John Hanbury Pawle" (PDF). Pembroke Gazette. Cambridge. September 2011.
  4. "John Pawle". Blondes Fine Art.
  5. "Lives Remembered". The Telegraph. London. 9 February 2010.


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