Robert Bardsley
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| Full name | Robert Vickers Bardsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 June 1890 Prestwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
26 July 1952 (aged 62) Pulborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Leg-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910–1913 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910–1913 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–1922 | Free Foresters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 30 May 1910 Oxford University v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 10 June 1922 Free Foresters v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 30 November 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Vickers Bardsley CMG OBE (28 June 1890 – 26 July 1952) was an English cricketer and colonial administrator.[1]
Biography
Born in Prestwich, Lancashire, Bardsley was educated at Shrewsbury School[2] and Merton College, Oxford.[3][4] He played a total of 31 first-class matches for Oxford University, Lancashire County Cricket Club and Free Foresters between 1910 and 1922.[5] He was awarded a Blue for cricket and played in the University Match against Cambridge in three seasons between 1911 and 1913.[6]
Bardsley went on to be Private Secretary to the Governor-General of Sudan[7] from 1924 to 1925 and then Governor of the Blue Nile Province[8] from 1928 to 1932.[9]
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Mr. R. V. Bardsley". The Times (The Times Digital Archive). 28 July 1952. p. 9.
- ↑ "Players who have played for Shrewsbury School". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945
- ↑ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 70.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Robert Bardsley". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Players who have played for Oxford University". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33027. p. 1602. 6 March 1925. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 14928. p. 12. 6 January 1933.
- ↑ Obituaries in 1952 Wisden's Almanack 1953
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