William Boys Rashleigh (31 January 1827 – 30 June 1890) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William Boys Rashleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1827 Horton Kirby, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 1890 (aged 62) Dartford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Rashleigh junior (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of The Reverend George Rashleigh, he was born in January 1827 at Horton Kirby, Kent. A farmer by profession, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England in 1851 and 1853 at Lord's.[1] He married Frances Portia King in 1863, with the couple having two sons and five daughters,[2] amongst whom was the cricketer William Rashleigh junior. Rashleigh died at Dartford in June 1890.[3]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Rashleigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 2. Nichols and Sons. p. 522.
- ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries . The Daily News. 4 July 1890. p. 1