Reginald Digby
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| Born | 30 April 1847 Tittleshall, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1927 (aged 80) Colehill, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Kenelm Digby (brother) Cyril Buxton (nephew) Arthur Watson (nephew) Hubert Watson (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1867–1869 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Reginald Digby (30 April 1847 – 29 September 1927) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of The Rev. Hon. Kenelm Henry Digby, he was born in April 1847 at Tittleshall, Norfolk. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1867. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1869, making fourteen appearances, which included three appearances on the losing in The University Matches of 1867, 1868 and 1869.[3][4] Digby scored 429 runs in his fourteen matches, at an average of 18.65 and with a high score of 88.[5] He was described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as “a sound batsman with a finished style and a good field at cover-point”.[4]
After completing his bachelor's degree at Magdalen College, he proceeded to New College in 1870 to complete his master's degree.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he was employed as a land agent for the Digby Estates in Ireland, where he was also a justice of the peace for Queen's County.[1] He lived out his latter years in England at Colehill in Dorset, where he died in September 1927.[4] He was married to Caroline Grace Boddington in 1872, with the couple having four children.[6] His brother, Sir Kenelm Digby, was a first-class cricketer, lawyer and civil servant, while three of his nephews also played first-class cricket. His grandfather was Sir Henry Digby, a Royal Navy admiral.
References
- ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 334.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 370.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Digby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1927". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Digby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Profile: Reginald Digby". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.