George Rogers (cricketer, born 1905)

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.

George Rogers

Personal information
Full name	George Howard Rogers
Born	(1905-04-04)4 April 1905 Redruth, Cornwall, England
Died	24 February 1958(1958-02-24) (aged 52) Camborne, Cornwall, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939	Minor Counties
1924–1939	Cornwall
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

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

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.

External links

• George Rogers at ESPNcricinfo
• George Rogers at CricketArchive