John Rawlence
Colonel John Rooke Rawlence OBE (23 September 1915 – 17 January 1983) was an English first-class cricketer. Rawlence was a right-handed batsman.
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| Full name | John Rooke Rawlence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 1915 Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1983 (aged 67) Ascot, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1934 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rawlence was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, where he represented the college cricket team. Rawlence topped the college teams batting averages in 1933.
Rawlence represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1934 against Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
Four years later in 1938, Rawlence represented the Army in two first-class matches against Cambridge University and Oxford University.
Rawlence's final first-class match came after the Second World War in 1950 for the Combined Services against Glamorgan.
External links
- John Rawlence at Cricinfo
- John Rawlence at CricketArchive
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