Anthony Martin Tew (24 August 1908 – 23 June 1987) was an

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first-class

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er and police officer. The son of E. W. Tew and his wife, Catherine Isabel Hawke (sister of

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),Nephew of Lord Hawke Married. ''

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'', 9 September 1935, p. 5 he was born in August 1908 at Wigginton, Yorkshire. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in

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for

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in 1928, against

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and the touring

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. He scored 5 runs in his two matches, in addition to taking 3 wickets. After graduating from Oxford, he became a police officer. He served with

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, rising to the rank of

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by 1946. He was appointed as chief constable of

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on 5 February 1946, however he resigned from the post just one day later for personal reasons and was succeeded by Douglas Osmond."New Police Chief Gives Up Post", ''

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'', 6 February 1946, p. 8

Personal life

He married

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artist Beryl Alice Matchwick in 1948. He continued to serve in the police, reaching the rank of

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for the Cleethorpes Division of Lincolnshire Constabulary. In his later years, he lived with his wife at

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near

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. Tew died in June 1987, aged 78, at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon. His brother,

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, also played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tew, Anthony 1908 births 1987 deaths Cricketers from York People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Officers in English police forces British Chief Constables 20th-century English sportsmen