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William Rose (cricketer, born 1842)

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William Rose
Personal information
Full name
William Molyneux Rose
Born20 September 1842
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Died13 January 1917(1917-01-13) (aged 74)
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
NicknameBilly the blue-blooded buck[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1867Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 35
Batting average 4.37
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 512
Wickets 23
Bowling average 9.52
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/71
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 September 2019

William Molyneux Rose (20 September 1842 – 13 January 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.

Rose was born in September 1842 at Wolston, Warwickshire. He was educated at Eton College.[2] After leaving Eton, Rose purchased the rank of ensign in the 32nd Foot in July 1860.[3] He resigned his commission in May 1865.[4] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Professionals of Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1867. He made three further first-class appearances in 1867, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Surrey, for the South of the Thames in the North of the Thames v South of the Thames fixture, and once more for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent.[5] He made his next first-class appearance in 1870 for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent, before making two first-class appearances in 1871, with Rose appearing for the North in the North v South fixture, and for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent.[5] A right-arm slow lob bowler, he took 23 wickets at an average of 9.52, with best figures of 8 for 71, which was one of two five wicket hauls he took in first-class cricket, alongside taking ten wickets in a match once.[6] Rose died at Wolston in January 1917.

References

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  1. ^ Meredith, Anthony (2015). W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 81–2. ISBN 978-1445617961.
  2. ^ Williams, E. P. (1864). Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. p. 290.
  3. ^ "No. 22406". The London Gazette. 24 July 1860. p. 2721.
  4. ^ "No. 22967". The London Gazette. 9 May 1865. p. 2432.
  5. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Rose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Player profile: William Rose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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