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| Full name | William Henniker Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1880 Rawalpindi,Punjab,British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 1958(1958-04-04) (aged 77) Maidenhead,Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912/13 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,6 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Henniker AndersonCBE (17 April 1880 – 5 April 1958) was anEnglish first-classcricketer andBritish Indian Army officer.
The son of John Faulkner Henniker Anderson, he was born inBritish India atRawalpindi in April 1880. Anderson graduated from theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst in August 1899 as asecond lieutenant into theRoyal Norfolk Regiment.[1] By 1903, he had been transferred to theBritish Indian Army and in June of that year he was promoted tolieutenant, antedated to August 1900.[2] He was promoted tocaptain in August 1908, at which point he was serving in the33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry.[3] Anderson playedfirst-class cricket while serving in India, making one appearance for theEuropeans cricket team against theParsees and another forJ. G. Greig's personal eleven against theHindus, with both matches being played in August 1912.[4] He scored 26 runs across these matches, in addition to taking 2 wickets.[5][6]
Anderson served in theFirst World War with the 33rd, earning promotion to temporarymajor in September 1915,[7] which became permanent in September 1916.[8] Following the war, he held the temporary rank oflieutenant colonel while holding a director of remounts in February 1919.[9] He was promoted tocolonel in April 1924,[10] while the following year he made a Commander of theOrder of the British Empire in the1925 Birthday Honours.[11] In June 1928, he was made a temporarybrigadier,[12] before retiring from active service in March 1930 and being granted the honorary rank of brigadier.[13] Anderson died in England atMaidenhead in April 1958.