William Rashleigh (cricketer)
English cricketer (1867–1937)
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William Rashleigh (7 March 1867 – 13 February 1937) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Oxford University between 1885 and 1901.[1] He was born at Farningham in Kent and died at Balcombe in Sussex.
Rashleigh c.1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Rashleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1867 Farningham, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 1937 (aged 69) Balcombe, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Boys Rashleigh (father) Charles Edward Rashleigh (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885–1901 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886–1889 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 6 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
Rashleigh was the son of farmer and cricketer William Boys Rashleigh. He played in the Tonbridge School XI from 1882 to 1885, and made his first-class debut for Kent on 24 August 1885. He went up to Brasenose College, Oxford that autumn.[2] he gained his blue as a freshman. In July 1886 he joined Kingsmill Key in a stand of 243, a record first-wicket partnership at that time in a Varsity Match; both batsmen hit centuries, but no other batsman in the innings reached double figures.[3] Altogether in first-class cricket he passed one hundred in nine innings. The right-handed batsman's top score of 163 was made against Middlesex in June 1896.[4]
Teaching and ecclesiastical career
After occupying posts at Uppingham School and Tonbridge as assistant master, Rashleigh took Holy Orders in 1892. He was a minor canon at Canterbury Cathedral between 1903 and 1912, rector of St George's, Canterbury from 1912 to 1916, and subsequently vicar of Horton Kirby and Ridgmont.[5]
