Roger Bancroft Westley (21 March 1947 – 12 May 1982) was an English cricketer. Westley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
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| Full name | Roger Bancroft Westley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1947 Preston, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 May 1982 (aged 35) Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Stuart Westley (twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westley studied first at Durham University and continued his education at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1] He 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.[2] In his 5 first-class appearances, he scored 32 runs at an average of 4.57, with a high score of 14.[3] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 67.50, with best figures of 2/65.[4]
Westley and his twin brother Stuart both played for Oxford University in first-class cricket, one of the few times twins have appeared together in first-class cricket.[5] He later became a cricket coach at Haileybury College. Westley died in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire on 15 May 1982, aged just 35.
References edit
- ^ Brooke, Robert (1985). The Collins Who's Who of English First-Class Cricket, 1945-1984. London: Collins. p. 307. ISBN 0002180960.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Roger Westley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Westley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Westley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1982". CricketArchive. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
External links edit
- Roger Westley at ESPNcricinfo
- Roger Westley at CricketArchive