Rupert Horsley
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| Full name | Rupert Harry Horsley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1905 West Hartlepool, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 March 1988 (aged 82) Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Beresford Horsley (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Rupert Harry Horsley (17 December 1905 – 5 March 1988) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Beresford Horsley, he was born in March 1905 at West Hartlepool. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances as a wicket-keeper in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1927, against Lancashire, Harlequins and the Free Foresters.[3] In his three matches, he scored 78 runs with a high score of 28 and behind the stumps he took nine catches and made a single stumping.[4] During his time at Oxford, he was always second choice wicket-keeper to George Abell.[1]
Horsley later served in the Second World War as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force.[5] In later life he became a watercolour artist. He died in March 1988 at Nether Wallop, Hampshire.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: Rupert Horsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rupert Horsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rupert Horsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 35139". The London Gazette. 18 April 1941. p. 2223.