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.
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| Full name | George Howard Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1905 Redruth, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 February 1958 (aged 52) Camborne, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1939 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924–1939 | Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Oxford University v Minor Counties, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
External links
edit- George Rogers at ESPNcricinfo
- George Rogers at CricketArchive