George Hugh Kenefick Rae (27 April 1911 — 31 October 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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Full name | George Hugh Kenefick Rae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 April 1911 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 October 1989(1989-10-31) (aged 78) Exeter, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935/36–1937/38 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936/37–1937/38 | Madras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2022 |
Rae was born in British India at Madras in April 1911. He later studied at King's College at the University of Cambridge.[1] Rae spent the 1930s in British India, where he made two appearances apiece in first-class cricket between 1936 and 1938 for the Europeans cricket team and Madras.[2] He scored 122 runs in these matches,[3] with his highest score of 98 coming for the Europeans against the Indians in 1936.[4] Rae was an emergency commission as a second lieutenant into the Royal Armoured Corps in April 1940.[5] Rae later died at Exeter in October 1989.