Robert Battiscombe
Robert Samuel Battiscombe (13 April 1799 – 13 March 1881) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University who was active in the 1820s. He is recorded in two matches from 1819 to 1821, totalling 29 runs with a highest score of 17.[1]
Battiscombe was born at Clewer in Berkshire and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.[2] He was admitted to the Bar as a lawyer in 1827, but later became a Church of England clergyman, serving as vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, London, from 1835 to 1840 and Barkway with Reed, Hertfordshire, from 1840 to his death in 1881 aged 81.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Robert Battiscombe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Alumni Cantabrigienses". archive.org. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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