Full name Jonathan Rashleigh Name Jonathan Rashleigh 1841–1842 Oxford University | Bowling style Unknown Batting style Unknown | |
Born 7 January 1820 Wilsford, Wiltshire, England Died 12 April 1905(1905-04-12) (aged 85)
Menabilly, Cornwall, England | ||
Jonathan Rashleigh (7 January 1820 – 12 April 1905) was an English cricketer active in the early 1840s, making four appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Wilsford, Wiltshire, Rashleigh was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
Rashleigh's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He made his debut in first-class cricket in 1841 for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford. He made three further first-class appearances for the university in 1842, playing twice against the MCC and once in The University Match against Oxford University at Lord's. He scored a total of 42 runs with a high score of 20, while with the ball he took two wickets.
A member of the prominent Rashleigh family, Rashleigh was listed in 1873 as the largest landowner in Cornwall with an estate of 30,156 acres (122.04 km2) or 3.97% of the total area of Cornwall. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall. He died at the Menabilly Estate on 12 April 1905.