Francis Disney-Roebuck

Francis Henry Algernon Disney-Roebuck (7 October 1846 – 9 January 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Francis Disney-Roebuck
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Henry Algernon Disney-Roebuck
Born7 October 1846
Trinidad
Died9 January 1919(1919-01-09) (aged 72)
Kensington, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsClaude Disney-Roebuck (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1882Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 33
Batting average 5.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2018

Disney-Roebuck was born at Trinidad in October 1846 to Anne Helen Lucy O'Halloran and her husband, Francis Algernon Disney-Roebuck.[1] He was educated at the Royal Military College,[2] where after graduating he was posted to the 83rd Foot in February 1864 as an Ensign.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April 1867.[3] While serving in Ireland, he married Anna Marian Kate Bond in 1869, with the couple going onto have two sons.[4] He was promoted to Captain in April 1870,[5] soon after he transferred to the 46th Foot in July 1870.[6]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1878, playing two matches against Kent and Lancashire.[7] The 46th Foot and the 32nd Foot merged in 1881, forming the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Disney-Roebuck served in this new regiment where he was promoted in July 1881.[8][notes 1] He played two further first-class matches for the MCC in May 1882, against Cambridge University and Lancashire.[7] Months later, Disney-Roebuck saw action in the Anglo-Egyptian War of July–September 1882.[1] He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel July 1891,[9] and retired from active service in July 1900, retaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[10] He died at Kensington in January 1919. His youngest son, Claude, would also play first-class cricket.

Note
  1. The London Gazette reports he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in July 1881, however this likely a typo as the proceeding rank from Captain is Major. This is likely the case as the London Gazette reports his promotion from Major to Lieutenant Colonel in July 1891.
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References
  1. "Profile: Francis Disney-Roebuck". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. "No. 22823". The London Gazette. 26 February 1864. p. 887.
  3. "No. 23242". The London Gazette. 16 April 1867. p. 2312.
  4. "Disney Roebuck, Francis Henry Algernon". www.combedown.org. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  5. "No. 23605". The London Gazette. 8 April 1870. p. 2098.
  6. "No. 23635". The London Gazette. 19 July 1870. p. 3434.
  7. "First-Class Matches played by Francis Disney-Roebuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  8. "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3683.
  9. "No. 26178". The London Gazette. 3 July 1891. p. 3530.
  10. "No. 27207". The London Gazette. 3 July 1900. p. 4125.
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