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Cardus, (Sir) (John Frederick) Neville

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Cardus, (Sir) (John Frederick) Neville (b Rusholme, Manchester, 1888; d London, 1975). Eng. critic and essayist, also writer on cricket. Ass. cricket coach Shrewsbury Sch. 1912–16. Wrote first mus. criticism for Daily Citizen 1913. Joined staff of Manchester Guardian 1917, becoming its cricket corr. 1919 and chief mus. critic 1927–40. Sydney Morning Herald 1941–7, rejoined Guardian 1951 but wrote occasionally for other newspapers. Author of book on Mahler's first 5 syms., 2 vols. of autobiography, and several colls. of mus. and cricket essays. CBE 1964. Knighted 1967.

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