Herbert Rogers
Lance-Corporal Herbert James Rogers (6 March 1893 – 12 October 1916) was an English cricketer. Rogers was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
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| Full name | Herbert Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1893 Frimley, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1916 (aged 23) Somme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912–1914 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rogers made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1912 County Championship against Yorkshire. Rogers played for the club three times in the 1912 season.
In the 1913 season Rogers played a single County Championship match against Middlesex. In the 1914 season Rogers represented Hampshire a further three times, with his final first-class match coming against Derbyshire. The 1914 season was cut short by the start of the First World War.
Rogers served in the war, reaching the rank of Lance-Corporal in the 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Rogers was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 12 October 1916.
External links
- Herbert Rogers at Cricinfo
- Herbert Rogers at CricketArchive
