# George Sandeman

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**George Amelius Crawshay Sandeman** (18 April 1882 — 26 April 1915) was an English first-class [cricketer](/source/Cricket) and [British Army](/source/British_Army) officer.

The son of [Lieutenant Colonel](/source/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_Kingdom)) George Glas Sandeman (of the [Sandeman](/source/Sandeman_(wine)) wine merchants) and his wife, Amy, he was born at [Westminster](/source/Westminster) in April 1882.[1] He was educated at [Eton College](/source/Eton_College), where he played for the college cricket team (heading the [bowling averages](/source/Bowling_average) in 1902)[2] and won the [Eton Fives](/source/Eton_Fives) doubles alongside [Evelyn Rawlins](/source/Evelyn_Rawlins).[3] At Eton, he was the subject of a painting by the artist [Charles Martin Hardie](/source/Charles_Martin_Hardie) expressing his [bowling](/source/Bowling_(cricket)) action.[1] From there, he matriculated to [Christ Church, Oxford](/source/Christ_Church,_Oxford) in 1902.[3] He was selected for the freshman cricket match at Oxford, but never represented [Oxford University Cricket Club](/source/Oxford_University_Cricket_Club) in [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket).[2] He completed his degree in 1907, and was [called to the bar](/source/Call_to_the_bar#England_and_Wales) as a member of the [Inner Temple](/source/Inner_Temple) to practice as a barrister in 1913.[1] Following his father's death in 1905, Sandeman inherited his [Fonab estate](/source/Fonab_Castle) in Scotland and became a partner in the family wine merchant business.[2] Sandeman had an interest in history, authoring two books: *Calais under English Rule* (1908), which was adapted from an essay which had won the [Arnold Prize](/source/Arnold_Prize) earlier the same year, and *Metternich* (1911), a biography of [the famous Austrian statesman](/source/Klemens_von_Metternich).

Sandeman later made his debut in first-class cricket for [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) against [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) at [Southampton](/source/County_Ground,_Southampton) in the [1913 County Championship](/source/1913_County_Championship), with him making a further two appearances in 1913 against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club) and [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club). The following season, he made three further first-class appearances: one for the [Marylebone Cricket Club](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club) against Oxford University, and two for the [Free Foresters](/source/Free_Foresters_Cricket_Club) against Oxford University and [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club).[4] In six first-class matches, he took 5 wickets with his [slow left-arm orthodox](/source/Slow_left-arm_orthodox) bowling at an [average](/source/Bowling_average) of 48.40, with best figures of 2 for 73.[5] Sandeman served in the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) with the [Royal Hampshire Regiment](/source/Royal_Hampshire_Regiment); he had gained a commission as a [second lieutenant](/source/Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries) in the regiment in December 1903,[6] with promotions to [lieutenant](/source/Lieutenant_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)) following in September 1905,[7] and [captain](/source/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)) in June 1908.[8] During the war, he travelled with the 1st Battalion to the [Western Front](/source/Western_Front_(World_War_I)). He was killed in action at [Zonnebeke](/source/Zonnebeke) on 26 April 1915 during the [Second Battle of Ypres](/source/Second_Battle_of_Ypres).[1] He has no grave, but is commemorated at the [Menin Gate](/source/Menin_Gate).[2]

## References

1. McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). [*Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ). [Pen and Sword](/source/Pen_and_Sword). pp. 71–2. ISBN 978-1473864191.

1. Renshaw, Andrew (8 May 2014). [*Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zsVdAwAAQBAJ). [A & C Black](/source/A_%26_C_Black). p. 176. ISBN 978-1408832363.

1. [*Eton College Register 1889–1898*](https://archives.etoncollege.com/PDFViewer/web/viewer.html?file=%2fFilename.ashx%3ftableName%3dta_registers%26columnName%3dfilename%26recordId%3d10). Eton: [Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co.](/source/Eyre_%26_Spottiswoode). 1910. p. 125.

1. ["First-Class Matches played by George Sandeman"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6841/First-Class_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

1. ["Player profile: George Sandeman"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/george-sandeman-20054). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

1. No. 27627. 18 December 1903. p. 8340.

1. No. 27833. 5 September 1905. p. 6061.

1. No. 28162. 28 July 1908. p. 5536.

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