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==Cricket and later life== |
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Returning to England, he married Jean Armour, daughter of artist [[George Denholm Armour]], in 1946.<ref name="OBIT"/> |
Returning to England, he married Jean Armour, daughter of artist [[George Denholm Armour]], in 1946.<ref name="OBIT"/> |
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He made his debut for [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]] against [[Berkshire County Cricket Club|Berkshire]] in that same seasons [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref name="MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28733/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Martin Corke|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He played regularly for Suffolk throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, making a total of 105 appearances for the county, the last of which came against [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] in 1964.<ref name="MCM"/> He scored over 3,000 runs for the county, as well as [[captain (cricket)|captaining]] it for eleven seasons from 1954 to 1964.<ref name="OBIT"/> Corke also played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club|Free Foresters]], making his first-class debut against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Fenner's]] in 1953.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28733/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Martin Corke|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He made four further first-class appearances for the Free Foresters, the last of which came against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] at the [[University Parks]] in 1958.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 116 runs in his five first-class matches, at an [[batting average|average]] of 11.60 and a high score of 53, his only first-class [[half century]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28733/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Corke|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> |
He made his debut for [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]] against [[Berkshire County Cricket Club|Berkshire]] in that same seasons [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref name="MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28733/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Martin Corke|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He played regularly for Suffolk throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, making a total of 105 appearances for the county, the last of which came against [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] in 1964.<ref name="MCM"/> He scored over 3,000 runs for the county, as well as [[captain (cricket)|captaining]] it for eleven seasons from 1954 to 1964.<ref name="OBIT"/> Corke also played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club|Free Foresters]], making his first-class debut against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Fenner's]] in 1953.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28733/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Martin Corke|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He made four further first-class appearances for the Free Foresters, the last of which came against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] at the [[University Parks]] in 1958.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 116 runs in his five first-class matches, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 11.60 and a high score of 53, his only first-class [[half century]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28733/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Corke|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> |
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His commitments to the brewery saw him become a director of Greene King, during which himself and his fellow directors resisted takeover manoeuvres from larger rivals; his directorship saw him have notable success as marketing director.<ref name="OBIT"/> In 1961, he became a [[Magistrate#United Kingdom|magistrate]], while he began work alongside his business commitments for the West Suffolk Health Authority, leading to his chairmanship of the organisation from 1982 to 1993,<ref name="OBIT"/> working which he later received an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] for his services to the [[National Health Service]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth II|Queen's]] [[1993 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/queen-s...1.755457|title=Queen's Birthday Honours List|date=12 June 1993|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He held further positions as chairman of St Edmundsbury Bench as chairman of Suffolk County Cricket Club.<ref name="OBIT"/> |
His commitments to the brewery saw him become a director of Greene King, during which himself and his fellow directors resisted takeover manoeuvres from larger rivals; his directorship saw him have notable success as marketing director.<ref name="OBIT"/> In 1961, he became a [[Magistrate#United Kingdom|magistrate]], while he began work alongside his business commitments for the West Suffolk Health Authority, leading to his chairmanship of the organisation from 1982 to 1993,<ref name="OBIT"/> working which he later received an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] for his services to the [[National Health Service]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth II|Queen's]] [[1993 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/queen-s...1.755457|title=Queen's Birthday Honours List|date=12 June 1993|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> He held further positions as chairman of St Edmundsbury Bench as chairman of Suffolk County Cricket Club.<ref name="OBIT"/> |
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| Full name | Martin Dewe Corke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1923 Murree, Punjab, British Raj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 January 1994 (aged 70) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ronald Lake (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946–1964 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Dewe Corke OBE (8 June 1923 – 14 January 1994) was an English cricketer. Corke was a right-handed batsman. He was also a prominent member of the Greene King Brewery.[1]
Early life
A member of the Greene brewing dynasty,[1] Corke was born at the hill station of Murree in the British Raj, where his father, then Captain Francis Sinclair Corke, was serving with the 1st battalion 16th Punjab Regiment.[1] He was sent home from the Raj to be educated in England, where he attended Radley School, during which time he captained the school's cricket team.[1] By age fifteen he was working at the family brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.[1] However, with the start of World War II in 1939, Corke returned to the Raj to be with his parents.[1] He was commissioned in his father's 16th Punjab Regiment in 1942 then later promoted lieutenant.[2] In 1944, he was struck down with tuberculosis, which ended his time in the British Indian Army.[1][3]
Cricket and later life
Returning to England, he married Jean Armour, daughter of artist George Denholm Armour, in 1946.[1] He made his debut for Suffolk against Berkshire in that same seasons Minor Counties Championship.[4] He played regularly for Suffolk throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, making a total of 105 appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in 1964.[4] He scored over 3,000 runs for the county, as well as captaining it for eleven seasons from 1954 to 1964.[1] Corke also played first-class cricket for the Free Foresters, making his first-class debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1953.[5] He made four further first-class appearances for the Free Foresters, the last of which came against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1958.[5] He scored 116 runs in his five first-class matches, at an average of 11.60 and a high score of 53, his only first-class half century.[6]
His commitments to the brewery saw him become a director of Greene King, during which himself and his fellow directors resisted takeover manoeuvres from larger rivals; his directorship saw him have notable success as marketing director.[1] In 1961, he became a magistrate, while he began work alongside his business commitments for the West Suffolk Health Authority, leading to his chairmanship of the organisation from 1982 to 1993,[1] working which he later received an OBE for his services to the National Health Service in the Queen's 1993 Birthday Honours.[7] He held further positions as chairman of St Edmundsbury Bench as chairman of Suffolk County Cricket Club.[1]
He died at from cancer at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 14 January 1994.[1] His uncle Ronald Lake also played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Scarfe, Norman (4 February 1994). "Obituary: Martin Corke". The Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "No. 35610". The London Gazette. 26 June 1942. p. 2823.
- ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37009/page/1737
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Martin Corke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Martin Corke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Martin Corke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours List". 12 June 1993. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
External links
- Martin Corke at ESPNcricinfo
- Martin Corke at CricketArchive
- Orphaned articles from February 2015
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1923 births
- 1994 deaths
- People from Murree
- People educated at Radley College
- British Indian Army officers
- English cricketers
- Suffolk cricketers
- Suffolk cricket captains
- Free Foresters cricketers
- English cricket administrators
- English brewers
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Deaths from cancer in England