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Bertie Bolton
Personal information
Full nameRobert Henry Dundas Bolton
Born(1893-01-13)13 January 1893
Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died30 October 1964(1964-10-30) (aged 71)
St Pancras, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910–1912Dorset
1913–1922Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 121
Batting average 10.08
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 January 2010

Robert Henry Dundas Bolton OBE (13 January 1893 – 30 October 1964) was an English first-class cricketer, soldier, police officer and Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Constabulary.

The son of Edward Crawford Bolton, he was born in British India at Mysore in January 1893. He was educated at Rossall School, where he played for the school cricket team. Bolton played minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1910 to 1912, making sixteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. In 1913, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University and Warwickshire, the latter in the County Championship. Four months into the First World War, he was commissioned into the British Indian Army Reserve as a second lieutenant in November 1914. He served in the East African campaign with the 101st Grenadiers from 27 November 1914 to 3 September 1916, and was promoted to lieutenant in November 1915. The regiment was transferred to Palestine and here he saw service from 4 September 1916 to 31 October 1918. He was transferred to the 2nd battalion 101st Grenadiers on its formation at Suez on 3 February 1917. On 4 June 1917 he was appointed to the Indian Army as a lieutenant with seniority from 13 August 1916. Following the war, he was made acting captain between 6 February and 8 December 1919, before being promoted to captain in August 1919. He saw service in Waziristan between 1919 and 1921.

Following his service in Waziristan, he returned to England in the summer of 1921. He resumed playing first-class cricket for Hampshire, making two appearances in the 1921 County Championship against Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. The following season, he made a further three first-class appearances in the County Championship. For Hampshire, he made seven first-class appearances. In these, he scored 121 runs at an average of 10.08, with a highest score of 24. On 18 November 1921, he transferred to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment of the British Army. He retired from military service in November 1933, retaining the rank of captain. Bolton then proceeded to join the Metropolitan Police and in 1941, he became Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Constabulary. He would hold this post until 1960. He was made an OBE in the 1952 New Year Honours. During his time with Northamptonshire Constabulary, he also acted as a team selector for Northamptonshire. Bolton died in St Pancras in October 1964.

References

  1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History. Burke's Peerage. 1963. p. 442. ISBN 9780947731212.
  2. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1964". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bertie Bolton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bertie Bolton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. "No. 29021". The London Gazette. 29 December 1914. p. 11151.
  6. ^ Cowley, Richard (1986). Policing Northamptonshire, 1836-1986. Brewin. p. 95. ISBN 9780947731212.
  7. "No. 30199". The London Gazette. 24 July 1917. p. 7489.
  8. "No. 30343". The London Gazette. 19 October 1917. p. 10766.
  9. "No. 31830". The London Gazette. 19 March 1920. p. 3441.
  10. "No. 31751". The London Gazette. 23 January 1920. p. 986.
  11. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bertie Bolton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  12. "No. 34000". The London Gazette. 1 December 1933. p. 7768.
  13. "Northants new police chief". Banbury Advertiser. 16 July 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "No. 39433". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1952. p. 138.

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