Jonathan Rashleigh (cricketer)

Jonathan Rashleigh (7 January 1820 – 12 April 1905) was an English cricketer active in the early 1840s, making four appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Wilsford, Wiltshire, Rashleigh was educated at Harrow School, for whom he played cricket,[1] and at Balliol College, Oxford, matriculating 1839 and graduating 1842 on B.A.[2]

Jonathan Rashleigh
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Rashleigh
Born7 January 1820
Wilsford, Wiltshire, England
Died12 April 1905(1905-04-12) (aged 85)
Menabilly, Cornwall, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1841–1842Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 42
Batting average 5.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 2
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/?
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2013

Rashleigh's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He made his debut in first-class cricket in 1841 for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford. He made three further first-class appearances for the university in 1842, playing twice against the MCC and once in The University Match against Oxford University at Lord's.[3] He scored a total of 42 runs with a high score of 20,[4] while with the ball he took two wickets.[5]

A member of the prominent Rashleigh family, Rashleigh was listed in 1873 as the largest landowner in Cornwall with an estate of 30,156 acres (122.04 km2) or 3.97% of the total area of Cornwall.[6] He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.[7] He died at the Menabilly Estate on 12 April 1905.

References
  1. Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, "Obituaries in 1905"
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Rashleigh, Jonathan (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Jonathan Rashleigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jonathan Rashleigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jonathan Rashleigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. Cahill, Kevin (26 September 2002). Who Owns Britain and Ireland. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. ISBN 1841953105.
  7. "- Person Page 2461". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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