William Rose (cricketer, born 1842)
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Full name | William Molyneux Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 September 1842 Wolston, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 January 1917 Wolston, Warwickshire, England | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Billy the blue-blooded buck[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1867 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 September 2019 |
William Molyneux Rose (20 September 1842 – 13 January 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.
Rose was born in September 1842 at Wolston, Warwickshire. He was educated at Eton College.[2] After leaving Eton, Rose purchased the rank of ensign in the 32nd Foot in July 1860.[3] He resigned his commission in May 1865.[4] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the against the at Lord's in 1867. He made three further first-class appearances in 1867, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Surrey, for the South of the Thames in the fixture, and once more for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent.[5] He made his next first-class appearance in 1870 for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent, before making two first-class appearances in 1871, with Rose appearing for the North in the North v South fixture, and for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent.[5] A right-arm slow lob bowler, he took 23 wickets at an average of 9.52, with best figures of 8 for 71, which was one of two five wicket hauls he took in first-class cricket, alongside taking ten wickets in a match once.[6] Rose died at Wolston in January 1917.
References[]
- ^ Meredith, Anthony (2015). W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 81–2. ISBN 978-1445617961.
- ^ Williams, E. P. (1864). Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. p. 290.
- ^ "No. 22406". The London Gazette. 24 July 1860. p. 2721.
- ^ "No. 22967". The London Gazette. 9 May 1865. p. 2432.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Rose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Playe profile: William Rose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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- 1842 births
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