Cecil Esdaile Winter (1 September 1879 — 20 July 1964) was an English first-class cricketer, educator and Royal Air Force officer.
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| Full name | Cecil Esdaile Winter | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1879 Deal, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1964(1964-07-20) (aged 84) Hove, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Winter (father) Gerald Winter (brother) Arthur Winter (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1901–1902 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the cricketer William Winter, he was born at Deal in September 1879. He was educated at Uppingham School, where he played for the school cricket team,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1901 and 1902.[3] Playing in the Cambridge side as a wicket-keeper, in this capacity Winter took seven catches and made eleven stumpings. As a batsman, he scored 53 runs at an average of 6.62, with a highest score of 18.[4]
After graduating from Cambridge, Winter began a career in education and prior the First World War he taught at a number of schools in the South East England.[2] He served in the First World War and was commissioned in the closing stages of the war as a temporary second lieutenant in the nascent Royal Air Force.[5] He returned to education following the war and was subsequently appointed headmaster at Northaw Place School.[2] Winter died at Hove in July 1964.[1] His brother, Gerald, was also a first-class cricketer, as was his uncle Arthur Winter.