Herbert Rollins
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| Full name | Herbert Rollins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1899 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1921 (aged 21) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbert Rollins (29 December 1899 – 17 June 1921) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Rollins was born at Dublin in December 1899, where he was educated at St. Andrew's College.[1] He went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1917, but left the following year to join the newly formed Royal Air Force in the latter stages of World War I.[1] He returned to Trinity College after the war, becoming a member of the Dublin University Cricket Club.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1920.[2] Opening the batting in both of Ireland's innings, he scored 3 runs in their first-innings, before being dismissed by Thomas Watt, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 8 runs.[3] In just over two seasons playing club cricket for Dublin University, he was able to amass over 1,500 runs.[1] He fell ill with meningitis mid-way through the 1921 cricket season, and died in June of that year from the disease.[1] A scorebox stood in his honour in College Park until it was destroyed by fire in 1963.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Player profile: Herbert Rollins". CricketEurope. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Rollins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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- 1899 births
- 1921 deaths
- Cricketers from Dublin (city)
- People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Irish cricketers
- Neurological disease deaths in the Republic of Ireland
- Infectious disease deaths in the Republic of Ireland
- Deaths from meningitis