Aubrey Oxlade

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Aubrey Oxlade in 1935

Robert Aubrey Oxlade (16 February 1882 – 13 September 1955) was an Australian cricket administrator.

Oxlade was born in Sydney in 1882, the son of Robert Oxlade (1855–1920) and Sara Stanton (1851–1926).[1]

He joined Manly Warringah District Cricket Club as a player in 1910, and was later president of the club.[2][3] He also acted as the club delegate to the New South Wales Cricket Association.[2] He was later the treasurer and secretary of the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket and served as chairman from 1927 to 1930, 1933 to 1936, 1945 to 1948, and 1951 to 1952.[4]

Oxlade worked as a solicitor.[2] He married Charlotte Nellie Broad in 1911.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Just, Don. "Other Oxlade families of Australia". Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituaries in 1955". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack - online archive. John Wisden & Co. 1956. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  3. ^ "About The Club and Committee". Manly Warringah District Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Cricket Australia History". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.


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