Robert Bardsley

Robert Bardsley
Personal information
Full name Robert Vickers Bardsley
Born (1890-06-28)28 June 1890
Prestwich, England
Died 26 July 1952(1952-07-26) (aged 62)
Pulborough, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Leg-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19101913 Oxford University
19101913 Lancashire
1920 Lancashire
19201922 Free Foresters
First-class debut 30 May 1910 Oxford University v Worcestershire
Last First-class 10 June 1922 Free Foresters v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 31
Runs scored 964
Batting average 18.53
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 72
Balls bowled 579
Wickets 12
Bowling average 28.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3–15
Catches/stumpings 19/
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

  1. "Obituary: Mr. R. V. Bardsley". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 28 July 1952. p. 9.
  2. "Players who have played for Shrewsbury School". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945
  4. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 70.
  5. "Player Profile: Robert Bardsley". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. "Players who have played for Oxford University". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 33027. p. 1602. 6 March 1925. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  8. The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 14928. p. 12. 6 January 1933.
  9. Obituaries in 1952 Wisden's Almanack 1953
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