Roger Westley
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Roger Bancroft Westley was an English
cricket
er. Westley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and was educated at Lancaster Grammar School.
Westley made his first-class
debut for Oxford University
against Lancashire
in 1969. He made 4 further first-class appearances for the university, all coming in 1969, with the last of which coming against Middlesex
. In his 5 first-class appearances, he scored 32 runs at an average
of 4.57, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an expensive bowling average
of 67.50, with best figures of 2/65.
Westley attended Lancaster Grammar School with his twin brother, Stuart
, who he also played alongside with for Oxford University in first-class cricket, which remains one of the few times twins have appearing together in first-class cricket. He later became a cricket coach at Haileybury College
. Westley died in Hertford Heath
, Hertfordshire
on 15 May 1982, aged just 35.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Westley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and was educated at Lancaster Grammar School.
Westley made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1969. He made 4 further first-class appearances for the university, all coming in 1969, with the last of which coming against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
. In his 5 first-class appearances, he scored 32 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 4.57, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an expensive bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 67.50, with best figures of 2/65.
Westley attended Lancaster Grammar School with his twin brother, Stuart
Stuart Westley
Stuart Alker Westley is a former English cricketer. Westley was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Following his cricket career he became a prominent educator and teachers leader...
, who he also played alongside with for Oxford University in first-class cricket, which remains one of the few times twins have appearing together in first-class cricket. He later became a cricket coach at Haileybury College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
. Westley died in Hertford Heath
Hertford Heath
Hertford Heath is a small village and civil parish near the county town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England.-Geography:It is located on a heath above the River Lea valley, on its south side...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
on 15 May 1982, aged just 35.
External links
- Roger Westley at ESPNcricinfo
- Roger Westley at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...