William Rashleigh (cricketer)

William Rashleigh (7 March 1867 – 13 February 1937) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Oxford University between 1885 and 1901.[1] He was born at Farningham in Kent and died at Balcombe in Sussex.

For other people named William Rashleigh, see William Rashleigh (disambiguation).

William Rashleigh
Rashleigh c.1895
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Rashleigh
Born(1867-03-07)7 March 1867
Farningham, Kent
Died13 February 1937(1937-02-13) (aged 69)
Balcombe, Sussex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
RelationsWilliam Boys Rashleigh (father)
Charles Edward Rashleigh (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885–1901Kent
1886–1889Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 127
Runs scored 5,379
Batting average 25.13
100s/50s 9/21
Top score 163
Balls bowled 29
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 56/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 September 2012

Cricket career

Rashleigh was the son of farmer and cricketer William Boys Rashleigh. He played in the Tonbridge School XI from 1882 to 1885, and made his first-class debut for Kent on 24 August 1885. Going up to Brasenose College, Oxford, that autumn, he gained his blue as a freshman. In July 1886 he joined Kingsmill Key in a stand of 243, a record first-wicket partnership at that time in a Varsity Match; both batsmen hit centuries, but no other batsman in the innings reached double figures.[2] Altogether in first-class cricket he passed one hundred in nine innings. The right-handed batsman's top score of 163 was made against Middlesex in June 1896.

Teaching and ecclesiastical career

After occupying posts at Uppingham School and Tonbridge as assistant master, Rashleigh took Holy Orders in 1892. He was a minor canon at Canterbury Cathedral between 1903 and 1912, rector of St George's, Canterbury from 1912–16, and subsequently vicar of Horton Kirby and Ridgmont.[3]

References
  1. Cricket archive-William Rashleigh Retrieved 6 September 2012
  2. University match 1886 scorecard Retrieved 20 September 2012
  3. Wisden obituary 1937 – Canon William Rashleigh Retrieved 10 September 2012
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