Reginald Digby

Reginald Digby (30 April 1847 – 29 September 1927) was an English first-class cricketer.

Reginald Digby

Personal information
Born	30 April 1847 Tittleshall, Norfolk, England
Died	29 September 1927(1927-09-29) (aged 80) Colehill, Dorset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Kenelm Digby (brother) Cyril Buxton (nephew) Arthur Watson (nephew) Hubert Watson (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1867–1869	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 429 Batting average 18.65 100s/50s –/1 Top score 88 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2020

The son of The Rev. Hon. Kenelm Henry Digby, he was born in April 1847 at Tittleshall, Norfolk. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1867. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1869, making fourteen appearances, which included three appearances on the losing in The University Matches of 1867, 1868 and 1869.[3][4] Digby scored 429 runs in his fourteen matches, at an average of 18.65 and with a high score of 88.[5] He was described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as “a sound batsman with a finished style and a good field at cover-point”.[4]

After completing his bachelor's degree at Magdalen College, he proceeded to New College in 1870 to complete his master's degree.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he was employed as a land agent for the Digby Estates in Ireland, where he was also a justice of the peace for Queen's County.[1] He lived out his latter years in England at Colehill in Dorset, where he died in September 1927.[4] He was married to Caroline Grace Boddington in 1872, with the couple having four children.[6] His brother, Sir Kenelm Digby, was a first-class cricketer, lawyer and civil servant, while three of his nephews also played first-class cricket. His grandfather was Sir Henry Digby, a Royal Navy admiral.

References

1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 334.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 370.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Digby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1927". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Digby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
6. "Profile: Reginald Digby". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

External links

• Reginald Digby at ESPNcricinfo