Robert Monro (cricketer) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Welch, Reginald Courtenay . The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 . 1894 . Longmans, Green . 248 . en.
  2. Book: Foster, Joseph . Alumni Oxonienses . 1891 . Parker and Company . 706 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Robert Monro . CricketArchive . 2020-05-19 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1860 . CricketArchive . 2020-05-19 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Wisden - Obituaries in 1908 . ESPNcricinfo . 2020-05-19.
  6. Book: Foster, Joseph . Men-at-the-bar . 1885 . Reeves and Turner . 437 . en.