Philip Sidney Whitcombe

Major General Philip Sidney Whitcombe, CB, OBE (3 October 1893 – 9 August 1989) was a senior British Army officer and an English cricketer active from 1922 to 1931 who played for Essex and in India. He was born in Windsor, Berkshire, and died in Hindhead, Surrey. He appeared in four first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm fast medium pace. He scored 81 runs with a highest score of 32* and took no wickets.^[1]

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Philip Sidney Whitcombe
Major-General Whitcombe in 1943
Born	(1893-10-03)3 October 1893 Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died	9 August 1989(1989-08-09) (aged 95) Hindhead, Surrey, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1914–1947
Rank	Major-General
Service number	4983
Unit	Durham Light Infantry Royal Army Service Corps
Conflicts	First World War Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches
Relations	Philip Arthur Whitcombe (son)
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His son Philip Arthur Whitcombe was also a first-class cricketer.