Background
He was born at Marylebone, London and died suddenly of a heart attack at Heathrow Airport.
He was born at Marylebone, London and died suddenly of a heart attack at Heathrow Airport.
He was a middle-order right-handed batsman. As an officer in the regular army, his first-class cricket was very restricted. He made four appearances for Somerset, three of them in 1947 and a final one in 1953.
His final match was Bertie Buse"s infamous benefit match at Bath against Lancashire in 1953, when the entire match was completed in a single day.
Deshon"s contribution to the debacle were innings of 0 and 9. In all, he scored 82 first-class runs at an average of 11.71, with a highest score of 21.
He appeared in non-first-class inter-services cricket, as well as playing for the Royal Artillery. On leaving school, Deshon was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 24 October 1942.
After the Second World War ended, he remained within the Army and was promoted to Lieutenant (1946), Captain (1950) and Major (1957).
He retired from the Royal Artillery with the rank of major in 1958.