Robert Priestley (cricketer)
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Full name | Robert Hugh Priestley | ||||||||||||||
Born | 23 November 1911 Maida Vale, London, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 November 2007 Oakley, Hampshire, England | (aged 96)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Hugh Priestley (father) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2019 |
Robert Hugh Priestley (23 November 1911 – 30 November 2007) was an English first-class cricketer.
Priestly was born at Maida Vale to Hugh Priestley and his wife, Elizabeth Grainger Hall. He was educated at Winchester College.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Cambridge in 1932.[2] Batting twice in the match, Priestley was dismissed without scoring by Rodney Rought-Rought in the Free Forester's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 16 runs.[3]
He married Mary Hermia, daughter of Sir George Menteth Boughey, 9th Bt in 1935,[4] with the couple having three children.[5] He died one week after his 96th birthday in November 2007 at Oakley, Hampshire.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Player profile: Robert Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Debrett, John (1973). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directorie. p. 1348.
- ^ a b "Profile: Robert Hugh Priestley". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
External links[]
- 1911 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from Maida Vale
- People educated at Winchester College
- English cricketers
- Free Foresters cricketers
- People from Oakley, Hampshire