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Robert Priestley (cricketer)

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Robert Priestley
Personal information
Full name
Robert Hugh Priestley
Born23 November 1911
Maida Vale, London, England
Died30 November 2007(2007-11-30) (aged 96)
Oakley, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsHugh Priestley (father)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 16
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2019

Robert Hugh Priestley (23 November 1911 – 30 November 2007) was an English first-class cricketer.

Priestly was born at Maida Vale to Hugh Priestley and his wife, Elizabeth Grainger Hall. He was educated at Winchester College.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Cambridge in 1932.[2] Batting twice in the match, Priestley was dismissed without scoring by Rodney Rought-Rought in the Free Forester's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 16 runs.[3]

He married Mary Hermia, daughter of Sir George Menteth Boughey, 9th Bt in 1935,[4] with the couple having three children.[5] He died one week after his 96th birthday in November 2007 at Oakley, Hampshire.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Robert Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ Debrett, John (1973). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directorie. p. 1348.
  5. ^ a b "Profile: Robert Hugh Priestley". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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