Segar Bastard facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Segar Richard Bastard | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1854 | ||
| Place of birth | Chigwell, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1921 (age 67) | ||
| Place of death | Epsom, Surrey, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside right/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1873–1887 | Upton Park | ||
| – | Trojans | ||
| – | Leyton | ||
| National team | |||
| 1880 | England | 1 | (0) |
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Segar Richard Bastard (born January 25, 1854 – died March 20, 1921) was an English sportsman. He was a talented amateur association football player and a respected referee. He also played cricket for important teams like Essex County Cricket Club. Outside of sports, he worked as a solicitor, which is a type of lawyer.
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Football Career
Segar Bastard grew up in Bow, London. He played football for several clubs, including Upton Park from 1873 to 1887. He also played for Trojans and Leyton. Sometimes, he even joined Corinthians as a guest player.
Playing for England
Bastard played for the England team once. This happened on March 13, 1880. He played as an outside right against Scotland at a place called The Oval. Scotland won that match 5–4. This was his only game for the national team.
A Respected Referee
Back in Segar Bastard's time, it was common for players to also be referees. This is different from today, where referees are neutral and don't play for any team. Bastard was a very well-regarded referee.
He was chosen to referee the important 1878 FA Cup Final. This match was between Wanderers and Royal Engineers, also held at The Oval. He also refereed the first ever match between England and Wales in 1879. People admired him so much that after the 1878 FA Cup final, they called him a "knight of the whistle."
Bastard was also part of one of The Football Association's committees from 1877 to 1883. This shows how important he was in English football.
Cricket Career
Besides football, Segar Bastard was also a good cricketer. He played for Essex County Cricket Club in 1881, 1882, and 1885. His name appeared on cricket scorecards as "S. R. Bastard."
Playing for Essex
His first game for Essex was against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). In his first turn at batting, he got out without scoring any runs, which is called a duck. But later, he helped his team win by scoring the winning runs.
He played a few more matches for Essex. In one game, he got out for a duck again in his first turn. In another match, he got out for a duck in both of his turns at batting. This is a rare event called a king pair.
After these games, he didn't play for Essex for three years. He returned in 1885 for one more match, where he scored nine runs in his second turn.
Joining the MCC
Later, Bastard became a member of the MCC, which is a very famous cricket club. He played his last cricket match for the MCC in 1886 against his home county, Essex.
Personal Life
Segar Bastard was born in Chigwell. His father, Richard Bastard, was a hop merchant. The family used to run a shop that sold linen and hops in Exeter.
Bastard trained to be a solicitor, which is a type of lawyer. He even started his own law firm called Segar Bastard & Company. He also served on the boards of several mining companies.
In June 1884, Segar Bastard married Gertrude Littlewood Garrett. They had a daughter named Florence Garrett Bastard.
Bastard enjoyed horse racing and was one of the first football players and referees known to own a racehorse. He passed away in 1921 at the age of 67, after having a heart attack at Epsom railway station.
