David Macindoe Major David Henry Macindoe MC ( 1 September 1917 – 3 March 1986 ) was an English cricketer . Macindoe was a right - handed batsman who bowled right - arm medium - fast . His bowling was characterised with a long run - up and a high arm action . The son of Patrick Macindoe and Cicely Broadbent , he was born at Eton , Buckinghamshire and educated at Eton School . First - class debut . While studying at Christ Church , Oxford , Macindoe made his first - class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1937 . He made the majority of his first - class appearances for the university prior to World War II , making 31 appearances between 1937 and 1939 . During this period he took 118 wickets , which came at a respectable average of 28 . 92 . His debut season was his most successful , with him taking 44 wickets at 24 . 40 . A compotent lower order batsman , he had his best season with the bat in the 1939 season , scoring 296 runs for the university at a batting average of 29 . 90 , with a high score of 51 . He scored both of his first - class fifties in this season , with the score of 51 coming against the Minor Counties . He played a first - class match for the Gentlemen in 1937 , becoming the first freshman since Sammy Woods in 1888 to be selected for the Gentlemen . He also played once for the Gentlemen of England in 1938 against the touring Australians . Prior to the war , Macindoe also played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire , making his debut for the county in the 1937 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire . With university commitments , he played infrequently for the county , making eight appearances . World War II and after . Macindoe served in World War II , by 1940 he was serving in the Royal Artillery holding the rank of 2nd Lieutenant . He was awarded the Military Cross in 1945 , with an announcement being made in the " London Gazette " on 10 April 1945 . He left the military in September 1946 , upon resigning his commission he was honourably granted the rank of Major . After the war he returned to Christ Church , Oxford , where in 1946 he was the President of the university ' s Vincent ' s Club . Returning to the university cricket team , he made ten further first - class appearances for Oxford University in 1946 , the last of which came against Cambridge University . In the 1946 season , he took 34 wickets at an average of 27 . 23 , with best figures of 6 / 61 , which came against Lancashire . This brought the total number of wickets he took for Oxford University to 149 , which came at an average of 27 . 80 . His total number of runs scored for the university stood at 747 runs at an average of 14 . 94 . After the war he also resumed playing for Buckinghamshire , playing for the county in the 1947 season and making ten appearances in that season . In 1949 , he began his teaching career at Eton College , where in his youth he had been educated . He taught English and Latin , as well as coaching cricket at the college . He was part of the Territorial Army in 1952 , which coincided with him heading the Combined Cadet Force at Eton . His role as master of college lasted until 1960 . Macindoe along with Claude Taylor , who was his predecessor in the cricket role at Eton , as well as his former Buckinghamshire teammate , was the joint - author of the book " Cricket Dialogue " . He ended his teaching career as the Vice - Provost of Eton . Personal life . Macindoe married Jane Orde , the daughter of Captain Cuthbert Orde and Lady Eileen Wellesley , in 1944 . The couple had four children . Their first child , Peter , was born in 1944 and died in 1947 . Macindoe died suddenly at Eton on 3 March 1986 , having suffered a heart attack . His wife survived him by nine years .