| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Rowland George Venables |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Truro, Cornwall, England |
| Death Place: | Oswestry, Shropshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm roundarm medium |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1866 - 1869 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 26 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 24 |
| Deliveries1: | 144 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/25 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 18 February |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22209.html Cricinfo |
Rowland George Venables (18 January 1846 – 9 March 1920) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of The Reverend Joseph Venables, he was born at Truro in January 1846. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to University College, Oxford.
While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866 and the Gentlemen of England in 1869.[2] He scored 26 runs in his two matches,[3] in addition to taking 4 wickets with his left-arm roundarm medium pace bowling, with best figures of 3 for 25.[4]
A student of the Inner Temple, Venables was called to the bar in 1872. He was a member of the Oxford circuit and the chairman of the Ludlow Board of Guardians.[5] He was also a justice of the peace for Shropshire and the Welsh county of Denbighshire.[1]
He remained active in cricket following his time at Oxford and was a prominent figure in Shropshire cricket, appearing for the county between 1866 and 1876 while playing at club level for Oswestry,[6] in addition to being a member of the Free Foresters Cricket Club. Venables died suddenly at Oswestry in March 1920.[7]