Sir Basil Goulding, 3rd Baronet

Sir William Basil Goulding (born 4 November 1909 in Dublin, Ireland; died 16 January 1982 in County Wicklow [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26757/26757.html Cricket Archive profile] ] ) was an Irish cricketer, squash player and art collector.

RAF service

During World War II, Goulding was commissioned as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force. By the end of 1942 he had reached the rank of wing commander. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/15/db1502.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2003/08/15/ixopright.html Obituary of Valerie Goulding, Sir Basil's wife] ]

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Cricket

A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team against the MCC in 1934, [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire1698.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] ] the year in which his father was president of the Irish Cricket Union.Wisden Cricketers Almanack, 1984, [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228585.html Obituaries] ] He made his debut in July in a two-day match, scoring seven runs in the Ireland second innings and taking one catch in the MCC first innings. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/100/100558.html Scorecard of Ireland v MCC match in July 1934] ] The following month, he played his only first-class match, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26757/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Basil Goulding at Cricket Archive] ] not scoring in either innings.

Other Sport

In addition to playing cricket, he also represented Ireland at squash, and captained Oxford University at football.

Personal life

Educated at Winchester, Goulding's main career was as an art collector. He was married to Valerie Goulding, an Irish campaigner for disabled people and senator. Her father, Sir Walter Monckton was a lawyer, and was the UK Attorney General during the Edward VIII abdication crisis [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17638.html Cricinfo profile for Walter Monkton] ] , later serving as a British Member of Parliament for Bristol West, serving as defence minister and Paymaster-General. He also played cricket, and played one first-class match for a combined Oxford/Cambridge University team. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31522/31522.html Cricket Archive profile for Walter Monkton] ] He was later president of the MCC in 1956. Basil's uncle was chairman of Rolls Royce.

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