Batting style Unknown Role Cricket Player Name Reginald Pinfield | 1911–1920 Wiltshire 1922 Sussex | |
Full name Reginald Gordon Cecil Pinfield Born 31 December 1894 ( 1894-12-31 ) Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Died February 2, 1972, Branksome, United Kingdom | ||
Reginald Gordon Cecil Pinfield (31 December 1894 – 2 February 1972) was an English cricketer. Pinfield's batting style is unknown. He was born at Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Pinfield made his debut in county cricket for Wiltshire in the 1911 Minor Counties Championship against the Kent Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Wiltshire infrequently, making ten further appearances to 1913. Pinfield later served in World War I, where in 1916 he was a 2nd Lieutenant serving with the Royal Naval Air Service, though he was on duty with the Royal Flying Corps. In November 1918, he was promoted to Lieutenant. Following the war, Pinfield briefly played twice for Wiltshire in 1920 against Glamorgan and the Surrey Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. Two years later, he made his first-class debut while playing for Sussex in the 1922 County Championship against Worcestershire. He made three further first-class appearances in that seasons County Championship, against Surrey, Middlesex and Warwickshire. In his four first-class appearances for Sussex, he scored 97 runs at an average of 16.16, with a high score of 42 not out.
He died at Branksome, Dorset on 2 February 1972.