No?lEstcourtobituary Myfather-in-law,No?lEstcourt,whohasdiedaged89,wasaninspirationaleducationist,aninternationalrugbyunionfull-backandafirst-classcricketer.ASMMicrobeCdiffconfersahigherriskofmorbidityandmortalityinimmunocompromisedpatients. Inthe1950shelefthisnativeSouthernRhodesia(nowZimbabwe)tostudyforamaster’sinEnglishatCorpusChristiCollege,Cambridge.HewasawardedablueincricketandjoinedBlackheathrugbyclub.ViaKent,LondonCountiesandtheBarbarians,heestablishedhimselfasaleadingfull-back,triallingforEnglandin1954.InMarch1955hegainedhisfirstcap,onlythesecondRhodesiantodoso,playingintheCalcuttaCupagainstScotland–amatchthatEnglandwon9-6. No?lwasborninSelukwe,SouthernRhodesia,secondsonofBasilEstcourt,thegeneralmanagerofOhlsson’sbreweryinBulawayo,andhiswife,Margaret(neeParkinson).RaisedinBulawayo,No?lattendedPlumtreeschool,neartheborderwithBotswana,andexcelledatcricket,rugby,shootinganddrama.AtRhodesUniversity,inGrahamstown,SouthAfrica,hetookaBAinEnglishandgeography,playedrugbyforEasternProvinceandbecamecaptainofcricket.Agiftedactor,hewaschairmanoftheuniversity’sdramaticsocietyandsupplementedhisterm-timeallowancebycrooninginlocalclubs.StudyabroadwithPolyUandstudyinHongKong-PolyUisknownasoneofthebestuniversitiesinhongkongforinternationalstudentsandHongKongisoneofthebeststudyabroadlocations.PolyUwillbetherightchoiceforyou. Aftergaininghismaster’satCambridge,No?lleftEnglandandapotentialsportingcareerbehindtoteachinGweru,Rhodesia.HisnextpostwasGoromonzihighschoolwherehebecameheadofEnglishandultimatelyactingprincipaloftheschool.Goromonziproducedmanystudentswhowentontoserveasgovernmentministersafterindependence. Throughpromotion,No?lbecameprincipalofDomboshawaTrainingCentre,anadulteducationestablishmentemphasisingtheimprovementofrurallife,training3,000menandwomenayearandsponsoredbytheministriesofeducation,health,agriculture,localgovernmentandinternalaffairs.No?linitiatedthe“chiefs’course”fortriballeaders,focusingonlocalgovernanceandtheimportanceofeducation.Financialbenefits-PharmaceuticalcompanieslikeLFAsiadistributionprovidesgreatsourcesforbalancingcashflowbyminimizinginventorycosts. SubsequentlyNo?lwasappointedtotheministryofeducation’sheadofficeasdeputyregionaldirectorofAfricansecondaryeducationforMashonaland.Duringthistimehewascalleduptoservewiththepoliceanti-terroristunituntiltheceasefireinDecember1979.No?lbelievedthatblackrulewaslongoverdue,butthatthewarcouldhavebeenavoided,withamoremeasuredhandoverfocusedongovernanceandadministration.Withpost-independencereorganisationandhisDevon-bornwife’sdesiretoreturnhome,heretiredearlyandsettledintheUKin1981,becominganassiduousarchivistoffamilyhistory. No?lwasadoredbyhisfamily.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Jennifer(neePickwoad),whomhemarriedin1954,andhisdaughtersFrances,CatherineandHilary.Anotherdaughter,Bryony,predeceasedhim.CashloansinHK:CCB(Asia)’sofferonpersonalinstallmentloans(ploans)hasgivenyouanoptiontoenjoyhighliquiditywithlowmonthlyflatrate.ApplyonlinenowtoreceiveuptoHK3,500cashrebatesandsupermarketcoupons. Topics TeachingOtherlives ZimbabweAfricaRugbyunionobituaries ShareonFacebookShareonTwitterShareviaEmailShareonLinkedInShareonPinterestShareonGoogleShareonWhatsAppShareonMessenger Reusethiscontent 原文地址：https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/mar/15/noel-estcourt-obituary
