Country: | England |
Fullname: | Robert Webber Monro |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1838 |
Birth Place: | Bloomsbury, London, England |
Death Place: | Coombe Wood, Surrey, England |
Batting: | Unknown |
Bowling: | Unknown |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1860 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 1 |
Runs1: | 3 |
Bat Avg1: | 3.00 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 3 |
Deliveries1: | 16 |
Wickets1: | 0 |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Date: | 19 May |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17902.html Cricinfo |
Robert Webber Monro (28 March 1838 – 10 June 1908) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of John Boscawen Monro, he was born at Bloomsbury in March 1838. He was educated Harrow School,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1860 at Lord's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 3 runs by Denzil Onslow in the Oxford first innings, while in their second innings he opened the batting and was dismissed without scoring by Robert Lang.[4] Monro also played rackets for Oxford, pairing with William Hart Dyke against Cambridge in 1860, with the pair winning 4–2.[5]
A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar in January 1864.[6] He was a clerk in the House of Lords from 1869 until 1901,[2] [6] before becoming chief clerk to the Parliament Office in the House of Lords from 1901 to 1903.[1] Monro died in June 1908 at Coombe Wood, Surrey.[5]