Cleveland Greenway facts for kids

Lieutenant colonel Cleveland Edmund Greenway (born October 29, 1864 – died June 17, 1934) was a British Army officer. He was also an amateur cricket player. He played two important cricket matches, known as "first-class" games. One match was for the Somerset team. The other was for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Cleveland Greenway's Life and Cricket

Cleveland Greenway was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 29, 1864. He went to Cheltenham College for his education. There, he played cricket for the school team. He played against other schools like Clifton College and Marlborough College in 1881 and 1882.

Early Cricket Success

Cleveland was an opening batsman, meaning he was one of the first players to bat. In 1881, he played very well. He scored a "half-century," which means 50 runs or more in one game. He almost scored another half-century too. In 1882, he became the captain of his school's cricket team.

Later in 1882, he played his first "first-class" cricket match. This is a very high level of cricket. He played for Somerset County Cricket Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was one of only three Somerset players to score more than ten runs in the first part of the game. He scored 18 runs. However, he only scored one run in the second part of the match.

Cricket Tours and Later Games

In the winter of 1889–90, Cleveland traveled with George Vernon's team. They toured Ceylon and India. On this tour, Cleveland played as an opening batsman and also as a wicket-keeper. The best part of his tour was scoring 130 runs without being out. This happened in the first match against the Calcutta Club.

After this tour, he played several matches for the MCC. These games were against teams that were not "first-class." In 1895, he played his second and last first-class game. This was for the MCC against Essex. He scored 8 runs and then 4 runs in this match. The game finished very quickly, in less than two days. Later, from 1900 to 1902, he played for Northumberland. He played in a competition called the Minor Counties Championship. In late 1913, when he was 48 years old, Cleveland captained a team called the Incogniti. They toured North America. After this tour, he did not play much important cricket.

Cleveland Greenway passed away in West Wickham, Kent, on June 17, 1934.

Cleveland Greenway's Army Career

Cleveland Greenway joined the British Army before 1884. On November 12, 1884, he became a lieutenant. He moved from one army group, the 3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, to another, the King's (Liverpool) Regiment.

Serving in Wars and Promotions

He served with his regiment's 2nd battalion in the Third Anglo-Burmese War. This war took place from 1885 to 1887. On November 19, 1890, he was promoted to captain. Later, on December 15, 1897, he was given a special job. He became an adjutant for a Volunteer Force unit. This unit was the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

On March 21, 1900, he was promoted again to major. He continued to work as an adjutant for the volunteers. Before August 27, 1902, he moved his army service to the Worcestershire Regiment. On that date, he retired from his regular army job. He also stopped being the adjutant for the Northumberland Fusiliers.

Later Army Roles

On July 1, 1906, he was appointed as a brigade major. This meant he was a senior officer for a brigade of volunteer soldiers. These soldiers were part of the Royal Fusiliers. On April 1, 1907, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He was given command of a Militia battalion. This was the 5th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own).

When the Special Reserve was created in 1908, he stayed in command. He was also given the honorary title of colonel. He remained in command until April 1, 1913. This was the end of his usual six-year command period. During the First World War, he was called back to serve. On July 23, 1915, he was made a Draft Conducting Officer. His job was to take a group of new soldiers to France. He arrived in France on July 27, which made him eligible for the 1914–15 Star medal. He finished this job on August 9, 1915. Later, on December 7, 1916, he was appointed to command the army's training center. This was for the East Surrey Regiment at Kingston upon Thames.