Sir (Frank) Cyril Hawker (21 July 1900 – 22 February 1991) was an English

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and

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er. Hawker was born in Epping in 1900, the son of Frank Charles Hawker. He was educated at the

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between 1913 and 1919.

Finance

Hawker joined the

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in 1920. Appointed Chief Accountant in 1948, he was given the major task of administering the Bank's major responsibilities in connection with the Government's nationalisation programme. After a period as Adviser to the Governors, he was appointed Executive Director and Member of the Court in 1954. He played a large role in the establishment of the central banks of the newly independent

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countries. Hawker left the Bank in 1962 to become Chairman of The Standard Bank Ltd. He was also Chairman of The Bank of West Africa (1965-1973), Union Zaïroise de Banques (1969-1974), The Chartered Bank (1973-1974). After orchestrating its merger in 1969, he then became first chairman of the

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Banking Group until 1974. Amongst his many other roles, he was Deputy Chairman of Midland and International Banks.

Cricket & Football

Hawker was a right-handed batsman who played

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for

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. He made a single appearance for Essex during the 1937 season, playing against

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in an innings defeat highlighted by a double-century from Eddie Paynter. Hawker made just 26 runs in the two innings, and was never selected to play for the team again. He had first played cricket for the City of London School XI and was active in club cricket for various sides including Southgate, Old Citizens, the

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and the Frogs. He was heavily involved in the running and administration of the game as well, serving as chairman of the Minor Counties Cricket Association before becoming President of

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(MCC) in 1970–1971. The announcement of Hawker's MCC appointment in May 1970 came amid discussion over apartheid South Africa's tour of England in 1970, 'Stop the Seventy Tour' protestors considered it a provocative move by the MCC given Hawker strong links to South Africa through Standard Chartered. He presided over the creation of the Limited Overs International format, which first took place in Melbourne in 1971 during his presidency. Hawker was a sporting all rounder and was also chairman of the

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(AFA) in 1971. He was Vice-President of the

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from 1976 until his death, and Hon. Vice-President of the

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in 1970.

Personal life

Hawker married Marjorie Ann Pearce (sister of Tom Pearce, cricketer and President of

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) in 1931, and had three daughters. He was created a

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in the 1958 New Years Honours List. He was a Member of the Court of the

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. He was also

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, 1963–1964. He was a member of the

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.Who Was Who 2018, OUP

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawker, Cyril 1900 births 1991 deaths English cricketers Essex cricketers People educated at the City of London School High sheriffs of the County of London Knights Bachelor People associated with the Bank of England People from Epping Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club Standard Chartered people 20th-century English businesspeople