Kynaston Studd
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Order of the British Empire
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(26 July 1858-14 January 1944), known as "JEK", was a British
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cricketer, businessman and Lord Mayor of London
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, Wiltshire
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. He married, firstly, Hilda Proctor-Beauchamp, daughter of Sir Thomas William Brograve Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Bt. and Hon. Catherine Esther Waldegrave, on 10 December 1884. He married, secondly, Princess Alexandra Lieven
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, daughter of Prince Paul Lieven, on 18 June 1924. He died in Marylebone
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, London, on 14 January 1944, at age 85.
Children of Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, 1st Bt. and Hilda Proctor-Beauchamp:
- Sir Eric Studd, 2nd Bt. b. 10 Jun 1887, d. 1975
- Ronald Granville Studd b. 6 Sep 1889, d. 9 Jan 1956
- Reverend Lionel Fairfax Studd b. 16 May 1891, d. 15 Feb 1915
- Bernard Cyril Studd b. 24 Aug 1892, d. 30 Mar 1962
- Vera Constance Victoria Studd b. 14 Jun 1897
Cricketing Studds
Sir Kynaston was the eldest but the last of the famous three Studd Brothers who captained Cambridge in consecutive seasons who also later gained high renown in his other walks of life before his death on January 14, 1944.At Eton, Kynaston was never on the losing side in the needle matches against Harrow and Winchester. In 1879 Kynaston went up to Cambridge and was four years in the XI without ever excelling in the annual University match; things moved on in 1882 when he and his brothers took an important role in defeating by six wickets the great Australian side (which later in the season beat England at Kennington Oval) by seven runs. In the match Kynaston scored 6 and 66, G B. 42 and 48, C. T. 118 and 17 not out. When Cambridge batted a second time requiring 165 runs for victory, the two elder brothers put up 106.
Olympics
With the 1908 London Games being the first true Summer Olympics to feature a parade of nations, cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er Kynaston Studd
Kynaston Studd
Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, 1st Baronet OBE , known as "JEK", was a British cricketer, businessman and Lord Mayor of London.-Family:...
can be said to be the first person to carry the flag for Great Britain at an Olympic event. However, cricket was only played at the 1900 Olympic Games (see: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics
A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France, and was won by 158 runs by Great Britain....
) and Studd was therefore not a competitor.
University and beyond
After leaving Cambridge Kynaston played occasionally for Middlesex, but spent most of his time on business and the Royal Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Westminster
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where he was President from 1903 until his death. Knighted in 1923, Sir Kynaston became Lord Mayor of London in 1928 and was created Baronet at the end of his official year. When President of the MCC in September 1930 he gave a banquet at Merchant Taylors' Hall to the Australian team captained by W. M. Woodfull.
Whilst still at University, Kynaston was involved in helping his brother Charles set up and become one of the famous Cambridge Seven
Cambridge Seven
The Cambridge Seven were seven students from Cambridge University, who in 1885, decided to become missionaries in China; the seven were:*Charles Thomas Studd*Montagu Harry Proctor Beauchamp*Stanley P. Smith*Arthur T. Polhill-Turner*Dixon Edward Hoste...
missionaries to China.
Canon F. H. Gillingham, the old Dulwich College and Essex batsman, in his address at the Memorial Service in St. Paul's Cathedral, said that after coming down from Cambridge Kynaston realised that games were only a preparation for sterner duties, and in his presence it was easier for men to be good and harder to be bad. "Everything he touched he lifted up."
His great-nephew Sir Peter Malden Studd
Peter Malden Studd
Sir Peter Malden Studd GBE KCVO MA DSc DL - was an English cricketer and the 643rd Lord Mayor of London.-Biography:...
was also Lord Mayor of London from 1970-1972. The Studd family is also believed to be descended from William the Conqueror.
See also
- The Studd Brothers
- Charles StuddCharles StuddCharles Thomas Studd, often known as C. T. Studd, was born 2 December 1860, Spratton, Northamptonshire, England, and died 16 July 1931, Ibambi, Belgian Congo....
- George StuddGeorge StuddGeorge Brown Studd - cricketer and missionary.Studd was the second eldest of the famous Studd brothers, who dominated English cricket in the late 19th century...
- Peter Malden StuddPeter Malden StuddSir Peter Malden Studd GBE KCVO MA DSc DL - was an English cricketer and the 643rd Lord Mayor of London.-Biography:...
- Priscilla StuddPriscilla StuddPriscilla "Scilla" Studd was a Protestant Christian missionary and wife of Charles Studd....
- Studd TrophyStudd TrophyThe Studd Challenge Trophy was presented annually from 1898 for the best performance by aRoyal Polytechnic Institution athlete during the previous year.-History:...