Eton (1883) - Cyril Pelham Foley - Living in Bolton Street; formerly in South Africa with Jameson; Eton and Cambridge XI; son of the late Hon Sir S. F. 

He captained one side of the first Cricket Match to be held in Nairobi in 1899 - The A-L versus M-Z. The A-L side won by an innings and 60 runs, John Ainsworth taking 6 wickets for 24 runs and then 5 wickets for 27 runs! Foley scored 93 runs.

North - ' …. the well known Eton, Cambridge & Middlesex cricketer' (ZG)

Debrett 1928 - Born 1868; Lieut.Col RAF Retd  ?

North - Based at Machakos on arrival; based Nairobi Dec 1899, Jan 1900; Dep. Mombasa 13/5/1900 to take up appt. With Egyptian Army

Web - Lieutenant Colonel Cyril ‘Raider’ Foley was an extraordinary Edwardian gentleman. Soldier, cricketer, fly-fisherman, smuggler and gambler. Hunter, socialite, author and spy. An adventurer who risked his life in a daring raid to recover the fabled lost Ark of the Covenant.

Cambridge Univ Alumni pens. at TRINITY HALL, Oct. 18, 1887. [2nd] s. of General The Hon. Sir St George [Gerald] Foley, K.C.B., of 24, Bolton Street, London. [B. Nov. 1, 1868.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1887. Cricket ‘blue,’ 1889, 1890 and 1891. Played for Worcestershire and Middlesex. After leaving Cambridge, joined the staff of Lord Houghton, Viceroy of Ireland. Took part in the Jameson Raid, 1895. Served in the South African War, and in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut.-Col., E. Lancs. Regt. and Special List; mentioned in despatches). Formed one of a party bound for Jerusalem, 1909, in an attempt to discover the Ark of the Covenant. Author, Autumn Foliage. Died Mar. 9, 1936. Buried at Witchampton, Wimborne, Dorset. (Burke, P. and B.; The Times, Mar. 10, 1936; Who's Who.)