Batting style unknown hand 1819–1821 Cambridge University | Name Robert Battiscombe Role Cricket Player | |
Full name Robert Samuel Battiscombe Born 13 April 1799 Clewer, Berkshire, England Bowling style underarm: unknown hand and type Died March 13, 1881, Barkway, United Kingdom | ||
Robert Samuel Battiscombe (born 13 April 1799 in Clewer, Berkshire; died 13 March 1881 in Barkway, Hertfordshire) 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.
Battiscombe was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. He was admitted to the Bar as a lawyer in 1827, but later became a Church of England clergyman, serving as vicar of Barkway with Reed, Hertfordshire, from 1840 to his death in 1881.
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