Cyril Stanley Rattigan (5 August 1884 – 13 November 1916) was an English first-class cricketer, civil servant and British Army officer.
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Full name | Cyril Stanley Rattigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 August 1884 Camberwell, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 November 1916 Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France | (aged 32)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1906–1907 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1908 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2020 |
The son of the judge and politician Sir William Henry Rattigan, he was born at Camberwell in August 1884. He was educated at Harrow School, where he was a talented runner who competed three times in the 200 and twice in the 100 yards, in addition to being runner-up for the school in rackets two years in succession.[1] From Harrow, he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1906 and 1907, making six appearances.[3] He scored 146 runs for Cambridge, averaging 18.25 with a high score of 42.[4] With his right-arm medium pace bowling he took 5 wickets with best figures of 3 for 61.[5] His interests outside of cricket while at Cambridge included golf.[2] Having graduated from Cambridge in 1907, Rattigan made a final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1908.[3]
Rattigan was appointed an honorary attaché in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service at Tangier in 1909,[1] where he accompanied Sir Reginald Lister on his mission to Fez.[2] He later served in the First World War and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers in September 1914,[6] with promotion to lieutenant following in February 1915.[7] By September 1915, he had been promoted to captain.[8] He served on the Western Front with D Company 7th Royal Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper on 13 November 1916, while attempting to retrieve an injured comrade in no man's land near the French village of Beaumont-Hamel.[2] His brother was Sir Henry Adolphus Rattigan, the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court.