Charles Rogers (cricketer)

Charles Rogers (23 March 1823[1] – 23 February 1887) was an English first-class cricketer.

Charles Rogers
Personal information
Full nameCharles Rogers
Born23 March 1823[1]
Cowley, Oxfordshire, England
Died23 February 1887 (aged 63)
Cowley, Oxfordshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsBasil Rogers (grandson)
Neville Rogers (grandson)
Herbert Rogers (grandson)
Joseph Rogers (great-grandson)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1861Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 14
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Balls bowled 120
Wickets 1
Bowling average 81.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/40
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2019

Rogers was born in 1823 at Cowley, Oxfordshire. He was the first member of his family to take up groundskeeping and cricket coaching, moving away from the family tradition of agricultural labouring.[2] He made two appearances in first-class cricket, the first of which came for Manchester against Sussex at Eccles in 1858, followed by an appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Middlesex at Lord's in 1861.[3]

Below first-class level he played at county level for Herefordshire and played two matches, in 1853 and 1857, for Shropshire while engaged as club professional for Eyton.[4]

He worked as a groundsman at Balliol College, Oxford.[2] Rogers died at Cowley in February 1887. His grandsons Basil, Neville and Hebert, all played first-class cricket, as did his great-grandson Joseph.

References
  1. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 24. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Historians and Statisticians.
  2. "Private William Albert Rogers". www.chch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Rogers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 24,50.
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