Herbert Rollins Explained

Country:Ireland
Fullname:Herbert Rollins
Birth Date:29 December 1899
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Ireland
Year1:1920
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:11
Bat Avg1:5.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:8
Deliveries1:0
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:7 November
Year:2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24508.html Cricinfo

Herbert Rollins (29 December 1899  - 17 June 1921) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Rollins was born at Dublin in December 1899, where he was educated at St. Andrew's College.[1] He went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1917, but left the following year to join the newly formed Royal Air Force in the latter stages of World War I.[1] He returned to Trinity College after the war, becoming a member of the Dublin University Cricket Club.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1920.[2] Opening the batting in both of Ireland's innings, he scored 3 runs in their first-innings, before being dismissed by Thomas Watt, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 8 runs.[3] In just over two seasons playing club cricket for Dublin University, he was able to amass over 1,500 runs.[1] He fell ill with meningitis mid-way through the 1921 cricket season, and died in June of that year from the disease.[1] A scorebox stood in his honour in College Park until it was destroyed by fire in 1963.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Herbert Rollins . CricketEurope . 2018-11-07.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Herbert Rollins . CricketArchive . 2018-11-07.
  3. Web site: Scotland v Ireland, 1920 . CricketArchive . 2018-11-07.