Simon Doggart
Simon Jonathon Graham Doggart (8 February 1961 – 23 July 2017) was an English first-class cricketer and headmaster.
Biography
[edit]Born in Winchester, Hampshire, Doggart was educated at Winchester College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He represented Cambridge University as a left-handed batsman in 35 first-class matches between 1980 and 1983.[1] He was awarded four blues. His grandfather Graham Doggart, great-uncle James Hamilton Doggart, father Hubert Doggart and uncle Peter Doggart all played first-class cricket.
He was appointed headmaster of Caldicott School in Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire.
In February 2017, it was revealed that a former mentor of his, John Smyth, had sadistically violently beaten public school pupils.[2] Doggart announced in February 2017 that he intended, at the age of 56, to resign as headmaster of Caldicott School in July 2017. In April 2017, it was alleged that Doggart had been a victim of Smyth's abusive beatings as a young man;[3][4] he had then gone on and also administered severe beatings alongside Smyth.[5] In May 2017, the school announced that Doggart was to be replaced as headmaster by Theroshene Naidoo, due to ill health.[6]
Doggart died on 23 July 2017 in East Wittering, Chichester, England.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Simon Doggart at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ Newman, Cathy (2 February 2017). "How Channel 4 News revealed claims of savage abuse by Archbishop's friend". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Sabur, Rozina (11 April 2017). "Claims John Smyth recruited victim - now head of top prep school - to help him carry out beatings". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Davies, Madeleine (20 August 2021). "Titus Trust timeline: a digest". The Church Times. pp. 2014, 2016–2018.
- ^ "More claims emerge of alleged abuse at Christian camp". Premier Christian News. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Caldicott". Caldicott.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Doggart, Antonia (1 August 2017). "Death announcement, Simon Jonathon Graham Doggart". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018.
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