Conrad Wallroth

Conrad Adolphus Wallroth (12 May 1851 – 22 February 1926) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1872 and 1874, Kent in 1872 and Derbyshire in 1879. He was a right-handed batsman who occasionally kept wicket.[1][2]

Conrad Wallroth
Personal information
Full nameConrad Adolphus Wallroth
Born(1851-05-12)12 May 1851
Lee, Kent
Died22 February 1926(1926-02-22) (aged 74)
Godalming, Surrey
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1872–1874Oxford University
1872Kent
1879Derbyshire
FC debut25 May 1871 MCC v Oxford University
Last FC4 August 1879 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 596
Batting average 17.02
100s/50s 1/0
Top score 109
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 January 2011

Wallroth was born in Lee, then in Kent. He was educated at Harrow School, playing in the Eton-Harrow match in 1870, and went on to study at Brasenose College, Oxford. In 1871 he made his first-class debut playing against Oxford University for MCC, and represented various other sides including Brasenose College and Gentlemen of England in that season. In the 1872 season he played for the Oxford University team including in the Varsity match, and at the end of the season put in an appearance for Kent. He played for Oxford University in 1873 when he scored 109 against Middlesex and appeared in the winning Varsity match side. Oxford won the Varsity match again in 1874, which was Wallroth's last season. In 1876 he appeared for the Gentlemen of the South, and by 1878 had moved to Derbyshire where he lived at Mickleover.[3] He played a non-qualifying match against Uppingham for Derbyshire in 1878 and played three first-class games for Derbyshire in the 1879 season. He also played a number of games that year for the Harrow School old boys team, one of which was against Derbyshire when the Harrow Wanderers beat the county side. In 1880 he played a game for Gentlemen of Derbyshire against Gentlemen of Canada.

Wallroth, died at Compton Grange Godalming, Surrey at the age of 74. Wallroth's sister Louisa married Alfred Lubbock a Kent cricketer.

References
  1. CricInfo Conrad Wallroth, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. Conrad Wallroth, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-07-12. (subscription required)
  3. British Census 1881 RG11 2755/54 p13
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