Tony Pawson
English sportsman
Who was Tony Pawson?
Henry Anthony Pawson (22 August 1921 – 12 October 2012) was an English sportsman who played cricket and association football and was a leading fly fisherman. He was the son of Guy Pawson, and father of scientist Anthony Pawson. Pawson was born at Chertsey in Surrey and educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford. Pawson played a total of 69 first-class cricket matches for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club. He captained Oxford in 1948 when they defeated Cambridge University by an innings. He worked as a cricket writer and journalist. He worked for Reed International where he became Personnel Director, and then as an industrial relations adviser. He batted right-handed, scoring 3,807 runs (including seven centuries) at an average of 37.32. Pawson was a good all-round sportsman and also played association football to a high level.
Historical significance
During the Second World War he served in the Rifle Brigade, reaching the rank of Major and seeing active service in Italy and Tunisia, being mentioned in despatches.