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Full name | Rowland George Venables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 January 1846 Truro, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 March 1920 Oswestry, Shropshire, England | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm roundarm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1866–1869 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 18 February 2020 |
Rowland George Venables JP (18 January 1846 – 9 March 1920) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of The Reverend Joseph Venables, he was born at Truro in January 1846. He was educated at Rugby School, [1] before going up to University College, Oxford. [2]
While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866 and the Gentlemen of England in 1869. [3] He scored 26 runs in his two matches, [4] in addition to taking 4 wickets with his left-arm roundarm medium pace bowling, with best figures of 3 for 25. [5]
A student of the Inner Temple, Venables was called to the bar in 1872. He was a member of the Oxford circuit and the chairman of the Ludlow Board of Guardians. [6] He was also a justice of the peace for Shropshire and the Welsh county of Denbighshire. [1]
He remained active in cricket following his time at Oxford and was a prominent figure in Shropshire cricket, appearing for the county between 1866 and 1876 while playing at club level for Oswestry, [7] in addition to being a member of the Free Foresters Cricket Club. Venables died suddenly at Oswestry in March 1920. [8]