Robert Haywood (cricketer, born 1858)

Robert John Haywood (3 March 1858 – 9 May 1922) was an English cricketer. He was born at Eltham in Kent and played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1878.[1][2][3]

Robert Haywood
Personal information
Full name
Robert John Haywood
Born(1858-03-03)3 March 1858
Eltham, Kent
Died9 May 1922(1922-05-09) (aged 64)
Eltham, London
RelationsRobert Haywood (son)
Robert Haywood (grandson)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0*
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 January 2012

He was, according to his Wisden obituary, "well known in metropolitan cricket"[4] and died at Eltham in May 1922 aged 64.[5] His oldest son Robert had a lengthy first-class career for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club and his younger son Archie played for Kent's Second XI either side of the First World War and coached at Taunton School.[1][4] His grandson, also called Robert, played one first-class match for Scotland in 1949.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lewis P (2013) For Kent and Country, pp.200–203. Brighton: Reveille Press.
  2. ^ Robert Haywood, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-10-27. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 229–230. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  4. ^ a b Haywood, Robert, Obituaries in 1922, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1923. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  5. ^ Robert Haywood, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  6. ^ Robert Haywood (born 1917), CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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Robert Haywood at ESPNcricinfo