Bryan Fairfax (cricketer)

Bryan Charles Fairfax CMG (12 September 1873 – 29 January 1950) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

[1] Fairfax attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and graduated from there as a second lieutenant into the Durham Light Infantry in March 1893.

[1][10] Fairfax later served in the First World War, being placed in command of the 17th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool) in February 1915, upon which he was granted the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel.

[14] In March 1918, he was appointed a temporary colonel in February 1918, while employed as an assistant adjutant general.

[18][19] Following his retirement, he became a well known racehorse owner in the North-East of England, purchasing the Blink Bonny Stud Farm in 1927.