Valentine Evelyn Sewell (12 April 1910 – 8 May 1978) was an English cricketer. Sewell's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Kendal, Westmorland and educated at Ardingly College in Sussex.
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| Full name | Valentine Evelyn Sewell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1910-04-12)12 April 1910 Kendal, Westmorland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1978(1978-05-08) (aged 68) Yeovil, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931/32–1932/33 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewell made two appearances for Dorset in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall and Wiltshire.[1] Later, while in the British Raj, Sewell made two first-class appearances for the Europeans against Indians in the 1931–32 and 1932–33 Madras Presidency Matches.[2] In the 1931–32 match, he scored 25 not out in the Europeans first-innings, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. He also bowled a total of eighteen wicketless overs in the match.[3] In the 1932–33 match, he was dismissed for a single run in the Europeans first-innings by Morappakam Gopalan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Shahabuddin for 16 runs.[4]
During World War II he was called up as an Emergency Commission with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 26 October 1940.[5] He died at Yeovil, Somerset on 8 May 1978.