| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Rowland Raw |
| Birth date | 16 July 1884 |
| Birth place | Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal |
| Death date | 7 August 1915 (aged 31) |
| Death place | Suvla, Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 2 |
| Runs 1 | 48 |
| Bat avg 1 | 24.00 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 47 |
| Hidedeliveries | true |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 0/– |
| Date | 22 June |
| Year | 2019 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19595.html Cricinfo |
Rowland Raw (16 July 1884 – 7 August 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Raw was born at Pietermaritzburg in the Colony of Natal to George and Edith Raw.[1] He was educated in England at Clifton College,[2] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge, though he did not represent the university in cricket.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England when he played two matches against Cambridge University at Crystal Palace in June 1905.[3] He scored 48 runs across his two matches, with a high score of 47.[4] After leaving Cambridge he married Mary Raw of Witley, Surrey.[1] He served in the First World War with the Lancashire Fusiliers, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1914.[5] He sailed from Liverpool in July 1915 to take part in the Gallipoli Campaign, where he was killed in action at Suvla on 7 August 1915.[1] He was buried at the Hill 10 Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 151. ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p208: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rowland Raw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rowland Raw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ No. 28995. 4 December 1914. p. 10304.