Robert Strang (cricketer)

Robert Strang (30 September 1901 – 15 March 1976) was an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.[1]

Robert Strang
Personal information
Full name
Robert Strang
Born(1901-09-30)30 September 1901
Hacton, Essex, England
Died15 March 1976(1976-03-15) (aged 74)
Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924–1926Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 34
Batting average 17.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23
Balls bowled 132
Wickets 2
Bowling average 33.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/47
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2011

Life

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He was born at Rainham Ledge, Hacton, Essex and educated at Whitgift School.[2]

Strang made his debut for Berkshire in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall, with him making three appearances that season. The following season, while studying at the University of Edinburgh, Strang made a single first-class appearance for Scotland against Ireland at College Park, Dublin.[3] In Scotland's first-innings he scored 23 runs before being dismissed by Leslie Kidd, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 11 by Jacko Heaslip. With the ball, he took the wickets of Derrick Hall and Arthur Douglas for the cost of 47 runs from 18 overs.[4] He also appeared for Berkshire in 1925, making eight appearances, before making a single appearance in 1926 against Wiltshire.[5]

Outside of cricket, Strang was a doctor. He died at Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire on 15 March 1976.

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Robert Strang". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Dr. Robert Strang". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Strang". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert Strang". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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