James Rogers | |
Fullname: | James Julian Rogers |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1958 |
Birth Place: | Kendal, Westmorland, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1979–1981 |
Club2: | Cumberland |
Year2: | 1979 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 26 |
Runs1: | 693 |
Bat Avg1: | 16.50 |
100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
Top Score1: | 54 |
Deliveries1: | 48 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 39.00 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 1/24 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
Date: | 13 January |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19803.html Cricinfo |
James Julian Rogers (born 20 August 1958) is an English solicitor and former first-class cricketer.
Born at Kendal, Rogers was educated at Sedbergh School, before going up to University College, Oxford to study modern history. While studying at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Glamorgan at Oxford in 1979.[1] He played first-class cricket for Oxford from 1979 - 1981, making a total of 26 appearances at first-class level.[1] Rogers ended his first-class career having scored a total of 693 runs at an average of 16.50, with a highest score of 54.[2] He also bowled eight overs with his slow bowling across his career, taking a single wicket and conceding 39 runs.[3] In the same year he made his debut for Oxford, Rogers also made a single appearance in minor counties cricket for Cumberland against Durham at Millom in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] After graduating from University College he became a solicitor.