Harold Hall (civil servant)

Harold Percival Hall CMG MBE (9 September 1913 – 20 October 2004) was an English first-class cricketer, British Indian Army officer and civil servant.

The son of Major George Charles Hall, he was born in British India at Murree in September 1913.

[1] He was educated in England at Portsmouth Grammar School, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he dismissed Maurice Cohen and Sheshil Arolkar in the Rest of India's only innings of the match, finishing with figures of 2 for 83 from 30 overs.

[8] Hall was seconded to the Reid Commission in 1956, which was responsible for drafting the Constitution of Malaysia prior to Malayan independence from Britain in 1957.

Colour photo of Avon Castle, where Hall retired to in later life.
Avon Castle near Ringwood , where Hall retired to in later life.