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For the politician, see Roger Prideaux (MP).

Roger Prideaux
Personal information
Full name
Roger Malcolm Prideaux
Born (1939-07-31) 31 July 1939 (age 85)
Chelsea, London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut25 July 1968 v Australia
Last Test28 February 1969 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 3 446
Runs scored 102 25,136
Batting average 20.39 34.29
100s/50s 0/1 41/130
Top score 64 202*
Balls bowled 12 333
Wickets – 3
Bowling average – 58.66
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 2/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 301/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 June 2020

Roger Malcolm Prideaux (born 31 July 1939)[1] is an English former cricketer, who played in three Tests for England from 1968 to 1969.

Life and career

Prideaux was educated at Tonbridge School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[2] A talented, stroke playing opening batsman, he won blues at Cambridge University from 1958 to 1960, and began his first-class cricket career at Kent.[1] Moving to Northants, he scored a thousand runs in his first season, formed a powerful opening combination with the pugnacious Colin Milburn and captained the county from 1967 to 1970.[1] He marked his Test debut in 1968, against Australia at Headingley with a 64, but missed the final Test of the series, at the Oval, with pleurisy.[3] His absence allowed the selection of Basil D'Oliveira, and the subsequent controversy led to the abandonment of the 1968/9 tour to South Africa, for which Prideaux had been selected. He played in two Tests on tour against Pakistan, but was dropped thereafter.[3]

In 1967, Prideaux was elected as the first chairman of the fledgling Professional Cricketers' Association.[3] Prideaux ended his long career at Sussex, batting in the middle order. He also played for Orange Free State in the early 1970s, and later emigrated to South Africa.[1]

His former wife Ruth (1930-2016) (née Westbrook) was also involved in international cricket, managing and coaching the England women's cricket team. Under her maiden name, she had earlier played eleven Tests between 1957 and 1963.[1] They are one of the few married couples who have both played Test cricket.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Roger Prideaux". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Cambridge XI To Play Surrey". The Times. No. 54135. London. 26 April 1958. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 134. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
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