Cecil U'ren

{{Short description|English cricketer (1903–1971)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = England

| fullname = Cecil William Edward U'ren

| nickname =

| birth_date = 9 November 1903

| birth_place = Devonport, Devon, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|5|29|1903|11|9|df=yes}}

| death_place = Sutton, Surrey, England

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| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Unknown

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| club1 = Europeans

| year1 = 1941/42–1943/44

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 14

| bat avg1 = 4.66

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 10*

| deliveries1 = 282

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 181.00

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 1/93

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 26 November

| year = 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cecil-u-ren-35588 ESPNcricinfo

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Cecil William Edward U'ren (9 November 1903 – 29 May 1971) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Imperial Police.

U'ren was born at Devonport in November 1903. He joined the Indian Imperial Police in British India as an assistant superintendent in Bombay in December 1924, remaining in this rank until February 1932, when he became officiating superintendent. He was appointed officiating deputy commander of police in Bombay in February 1936, and was conferred the rank of superintendent in October 1939. U'ren was awarded the Indian Police Medal in 1941, before being appointed deputy commander of Special Branch in India.{{cite book |title=The India Office and Burma Office List for 1945 |date=1945 |publisher=Harrison and Sons |volume=55 |page=364 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XiUbAQAAIAAJ |language=en}} While in British India, he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team on two occasions in the Bombay Pentangular against the Parsees in 1941 and the Hindus in 1943.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14766/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Cecil U'Ren|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 November 2022|url-access=subscription}} He scored 14 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 10 not out,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14766/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cecil U'ren|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 November 2022|url-access=subscription}} while with his bowling he took a single wicket.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14766/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Cecil U'ren|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 November 2022|url-access=subscription}} U'Ren was awarded the King's Police Medal in the 1947 Birthday Honours, in recognition of distinguished service.{{London Gazette|issue=37977|date=6 June 1947|page=2604|supp=y}} He later returned to England, where he died at Sutton in May 1971.