George Rogers (cricketer, born 1905)

George Rogers

Personal information
Full name	George Howard Rogers
Born	4 April 1905 Redruth, Cornwall, England
Died	24 February 1958 (aged 52) Camborne, Cornwall, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939	Minor Counties
1924–1939	Cornwall
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 8 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 8 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2011

George Howard Rogers (4 April 1905 – 24 February 1958) was an English cricketer. Rogers was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Redruth, Cornwall.

Rogers made his debut for Cornwall in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. Rogers played Minor counties cricket for Cornwall from 1924 to 1939, making 86 appearances,^[1] before his career was abruptly halted by World War II.

He made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against Oxford University in 1939.^[2] In the Minor Counties first-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Algernon Marsham. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 8 runs by the same bowler.^[3]

He died in Camborne, Cornwall on 24 February 1958.

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by George Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
3. "Oxford University v Minor Counties, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

External links

• George Rogers at ESPNcricinfo
• George Rogers at CricketArchive