Reginald Sinclair Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Reginald Leahy Sinclair
Birth Date:20 April 1874
Birth Place:Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Death Place:Ditchling, Sussex, England
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown
Club1:Europeans
Club2:Bombay
Year2:1902/03
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:14
Runs1:88
Bat Avg1:6.28
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:45
Deliveries1:1,945
Wickets1:64
Bowl Avg1:11.23
Fivefor1:7
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/34
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Date:26 November
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/reginald-sinclair-34427 Cricinfo

Reginald Leahy Sinclair (20 April 1874 — 23 March 1928) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Civil Service.

The son of George Sinclair, a surgeon,[1] he was born in British India at Kolhapur in April 1874. He was educated in England at Repton School, where he played for the school cricket team.[2] After completing his education, he proceeded to India where he was an assistant collector of salt revenues and a justice of the peace. He was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for work during the Indian famine of 1899–1900.[2] While in India, Sinclair played first-class cricket from 1893 to 1903 on fourteen occasions, thirteen of which came for the Europeans cricket team in the Bombay Presidency Match, with a further appearance for Bombay against the touring Oxford University Authentics in 1902.[3] A prolific wicket-taker, Sinclair took 64 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 11.23, taking a five wicket haul on three occasions and took ten wickets in a match once.[4] His best innings figures of 6 for 34 against the Parsees in August 1895, a match which saw him taking match figures of 11 for 77.[5] Playing as a lower order batsman, he scored 88 runs at a batting average of 6.28. His highest score with the bat was 45, which came for Bombay; his next highest score was 14 for the Europeans.[6] Sinclair later retired to England, where he died in March 1928 at Ditchling, Sussex.

Notes and References

  1. Marriages. The Gentlewoman. 6 May 1905. p. 67.
  2. Book: Repton School Register 1557-1910 . 1910 . A. J. Lawrence . 329 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Reginald Sinclair. CricketArchive. 26 November 2022. subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Reginald Sinclair. CricketArchive. 26 November 2022. subscription.
  5. Web site: Europeans v Parsees, Bombay Presidency Match 1895/96. CricketArchive. 26 November 2022. subscription.
  6. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Reginald Sinclair. CricketArchive. 26 November 2022. subscription.