Herbert Rogers

Herbert James Rogers
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Rogers
Born	6 March 1893; Frimley, Surrey, England
Died	12 October 1916 (aged 23); Somme, France
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
1912–1914	Hampshire
Career statistics
Matches	7
Runs scored	69
Batting average	5.57
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	18
Balls bowled	66
Wickets	1
Bowling average	62.00
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	1/26
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2010

Lance-Corporal Herbert James Rogers (6 March 1893 – 12 October 1916) was an English cricketer. Rogers was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.

Rogers made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1912 County Championship against Yorkshire. Rogers played for the club three times in the 1912 season.

In the 1913 season Rogers played a single County Championship match against Middlesex. In the 1914 season Rogers represented Hampshire a further three times, with his final first-class match coming against Derbyshire. The 1914 season was cut short by the start of the First World War.

Rogers served in the war, reaching the rank of Lance-Corporal in the 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Rogers was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 12 October 1916.

External links[]

Herbert Rogers at Cricinfo
Herbert Rogers at CricketArchive