Richard Prescott Keigwin (8 April 1883, Lexden, Essex, England - 26 November 1972, Polstead, Suffolk, England) was an academic, England cricketer & hockey player. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Formerly a village, Lexden is now a suburb and is situated in West Colchester, England. ... Essex is an administrative county in the East of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... A cricket match in progress. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ...

Educated at Clifton College in Bristol and Peterhouse College, Cambridge University he gained an MA Honours, in Classics and Modern Languages Tripos. Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peters Church (now little St Marys Church) Previous names - Established 1284 Sister College Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyron Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates 271 Graduates 128 Homepage Boatclub Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. ... REDIRECT [1] ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...

Sporting achievements

Whilst at Clifton, Keigwin partnered AEJ Collins in the school rackets pair (he was also the school rackets captain) and he captained the school cricket XI for 1902-3 when Collins also played. AEJ Collins Captain Arthur Edward Jeune (James) Collins (18 August 1885–11 November 1914), typically known by his initials AEJ Collins, was a cricketer and soldier, most famous for his achievement, as a schoolboy, of the highest-ever recorded score in cricket, 628 not out, over four afternoons in June... Racquets (also Rackets or Hard Racquets) is a game played in a 30 foot by 60 foot enclosed court, using a long wooden racquet and a small, hard ball. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...

In addition to playing for England (MCC) at cricket, he also represented Cambridge at cricket, rackets, football and hockey. He played hockey for Essex and England and cricket and tennis for Gloucestershire. He also played for the Free Foresters in the Netherlands cricket team in the 1920s. Link to the 1927 score card Vs All Holland. Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, was the original governing body of international cricket. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Essex is an administrative county in the East of England. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to...

After the First World War, as a result of Keigwin's interest in Danish cricket, the game in Denmark picked up whilst he lived there and British cricket teams began visiting Denmark more frequently - these teams included the MCC, Leicestershire, Incogniti, Gentlemen of Worcestershire and Sir Julien Cahn's XI. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, was the original governing body of international cricket. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊstə.təʃə/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

War service and honours

In the first world war he was a Lietenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve serving on HMS Indomitable and stationed off the Belgian coast, and was present at the surrender of the German fleet. He was created a Chevalier Belgian Order of Leopold, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by HM King Christian X of Denmark, King Christian X's medal for "Valuable assistance rendered to Denmark during the war." The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. ... There have been two warships named Indomitable, but the most powerful ship of the lineage was its last. ... Order of Leopold The Order of Leopold is the highest military order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold I. The decoration was established in 1832 and is awarded for extreme bravery in combat or for meritorious service of immense benefit to the Belgian nation. ... The Order of the Dannebrog is an Order (decoration) of Denmark, instituted in 1671. ... Christian X of Denmark (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm) (September 26, 1870 – April 20, 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and of Iceland between 1918 and 1944. ...

Keigwin is widely considered to be one of the best translators of Danish into English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Published works

• Lanyard Lyrics
• Lyrics for sport
• The Jutland Wind
• Priest and Patriot

Keigwin also translated numerous works from Danish into English and contributed to "Centenary Essays On Clifton College".

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Occupation

• Taught modern languages at RNC Osborne.
• Taught Clifton College 1919 as Assistant master (Master #246)
• House tutor - Watson's House (Clifton College) 1919-1920
• Housemaster - Dakyns' House (Clifton College) 1920-35
• Warden - Wills Hall, Bristol University 1935-45

Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... The University of Bristol was founded in 1876 as the University College, Bristol. ...

Other

• President - Old Cliftonian Society 1957-1959
• Governor - Clifton College

Clifton College Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clifton College logo Clipped from College website (23/2/2005) and as such This work is copyrighted. ...

Cricket record

For full details of Keigwin's Cricketing records and career see - Keigwin's Cricket Records

See also

Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket

References

Clifton College Register (1862 - 1962) Published by the Old Cliftonian Society // Clifton College Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... Clifton College Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ...

Link to the full COPAC Lisitng of his published work