Robert Lionel Whitby MVO (29 October 1928 — January 2003) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Robert Lionel Whitby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1928 Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2003 (aged 74) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Robert James Lawrence Whitby, he was born in British India at Calcutta in October 1928. He was educated in England at Charterhouse School, before going up to Caius College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played one first-class cricket match for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Essex at Fenner's in 1950. Seven years later he made a second appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Scotland at Aberdeen.[2] He scored 33 runs in these two matches,[3] while with his right-arm medium-fast bowling, he bowled 38 wicket-less overs.[4] Whitby was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class in the 1968 New Years Honours.[5] Whitby died at Portsmouth in January 2003.
References
edit- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1452.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Whitby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Whitby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Whitby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 5.