Gerald Seeley

Who was Gerald Seeley?

Gerald Henry Seeley was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Nottinghamshire at Worcester in 1921. Batting at number seven in his only innings, he scored 7 before falling lbw to John Gunn. Although this was his only appearance at such a high level, he did play several times for Marlborough College and in 1921, a fortnight before his Worcestershire appearance, he hit 122 and took 5-59 against Rugby School.

Seeley was born at Port Blair. in the Andaman Islands. In the Second World War he became an air gunner in the Royal Air Force, and holding the rank of Pilot Officer he died at sea off Ostend in July 1941. He is buried in the Oostende New Communal Cemetery.