John Rogers (cricketer, born 1858)

Australian cricketer

John Rogers

Personal information

Full name|

John Edward Rogers

Born| 8 February 1858
Botany Bay, New South Wales
Died| 8 July 1935 (aged 77)
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm fast-medium
Role| All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1891| Victoria
Career statistics
| Competition | FC

|

Matches | 2
Runs scored | 11
Batting average | 5.50
100s/50s | 0/0
Top score | 6
Balls bowled | 321
Wickets | 3
Bowling average | 40.66
5 wickets in innings | 0
10 wickets in match | 0
Best bowling | 2/96
Catches/stumpings | 0/-

Source: CricketArchive, 10 July 2013

John Edward Rogers (8 February 1858 – 8 July 1935) was an Australian cricketer who played two first-class matches for Victoria during the early 1890s. Rogers was born in Sydney, New South Wales, though little else is known of his early life, including how and when he came to reside in the neighbouring colony of Victoria.[1] A right-arm fast bowler, he made his first-class debut against Tasmania in March 1891, at the end of the 1890–91 season.[2] He took a single wicket in a low-scoring affair, with John Carlton (5/26 and 7/53) and Norman Rock (5/21) dominating for Victoria and Tasmania, respectively.[3] Rogers' second and final match for Victoria came at the beginning of the following season, against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval. He took 2/96 in South Australia's only innings, in a match notable for George Giffen's all-round dominance—Giffen scored 271 runs out of a total of 562 all out, and then took 16 wickets (9/96 and 7/70) to allow South Australia to win by an innings and 164 runs.[4] Rogers played no further matches at a high level, and died in Melbourne in July 1935, aged 77.[1]

## See also[edit]

* List of Victoria first-class cricketers

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b John Rogers player profile and statistics – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
2. ^ First-class matches played by John Rogers (2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
3. ^ Victoria v Tasmania, First-Class matches in Australia 1890/91 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
4. ^ South Australia v Victoria, Other First-Class matches in Australia 1891/92 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2013.