James Robertson (cricketer, born 1844)

James Robertson
Personal information
Full name
James Richard Robertson
Born18 June 1844
Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Died6 August 1877(1877-08-06) (aged 33)
Folkestone, Kent, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsJohn Robertson (father)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 39
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13*
Balls bowled 72
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2020

James Richard Robertson (18 June 1844 – 6 August 1877) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of the cricketer John Robertson, he was born at Hollingbourne in June 1844.[1] He was educated at Cheltenham College, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1][2] Although Robertson did not play first-class cricket for Cambridge University, he did feature in two first-class matches during his studies at Cambridge for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury in 1863 and 1864,[3] scoring 39 runs and bowling 18 wicketless overs across the match.[4][5] Robertson later emigrated to New South Wales,[1] where he was resident at Wooyeo, on the Lachlan, northwest of Lake Cargelligo. He later returned to England, where he died at Folkestone in August 1877.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 323.
  2. ^ Hunter, Andrew Alexander (1890). Cheltenham College Register, 1841-1889. Bell. p. 143.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Robertson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Robertson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by James Robertson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ Births. London Evening Standard. 10 August 1877. p. 1