George Rogers (cricketer, born 1905)

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George Rogers
Personal information
Full name
George Howard Rogers
Born(1905-04-04)4 April 1905
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Died24 February 1958(1958-02-24) (aged 52)
Camborne, Cornwall, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1939Minor Counties
1924–1939Cornwall
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2011

George Howard Rogers (4 April 1905 – 24 February 1958) was an English cricketer. Rogers was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Redruth, Cornwall.

Rogers made his debut for Cornwall in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. Rogers played Minor counties cricket for Cornwall from 1924 to 1939, making 86 appearances,[1] before his career was abruptly halted by World War II.

He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Oxford University in 1939.[2] In the Minor Counties first-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Algernon Marsham. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 8 runs by the same bowler.[3]

He died in Camborne, Cornwall on 24 February 1958.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Minor Counties, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

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